Opinion

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories’ watered-down renter reforms don’t deliver it
Nadia Whittome

Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories’ watered-down renter reforms don’t deliver it

Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools
John Asthana Gibson

Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools

Whoever is named London mayor has a big job ahead of them to eradicate rough sleeping
Alexia Murphy

Whoever is named London mayor has a big job ahead of them to eradicate rough sleeping

Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government’s own making
Kevin Carvell

Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government’s own making

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?
Robin Ince

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?

We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
John Bird

We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy

I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they’re just not listening
John McDonough

I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they’re just not listening

DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Sumi Rabindrakumar

DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens’ London is ‘our London’
Ben Power

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens’ London is ‘our London’

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian
Lucy Sweet

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian

Has the two-child benefit cap put ‘fairness’ before children’s best interests?
Louise Bazalgette and Simran Motiani

Has the two-child benefit cap put ‘fairness’ before children’s best interests?

Tory renting reforms could be ‘catastrophic’ for victims of domestic abuse. Here’s why
Judith Vickress

Tory renting reforms could be ‘catastrophic’ for victims of domestic abuse. Here’s why

Responsible landlords need confidence in Tory renting reforms to prevent homelessness
Ben Beadle

Responsible landlords need confidence in Tory renting reforms to prevent homelessness

When it comes to poverty prevention it’s minds we must change – before anything else
John Bird

When it comes to poverty prevention it’s minds we must change – before anything else

We have no long-term housing plan. Here’s why the Church of England is stepping up to fix it
Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani

We have no long-term housing plan. Here’s why the Church of England is stepping up to fix it

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No one wants to host 2026 Commonwealth Games. What if Glasgow had another go? 
Paul McNamee

No one wants to host 2026 Commonwealth Games. What if Glasgow had another go? 

TV portrayals of social workers are harming the profession. We need to change the script
Colum Conway

TV portrayals of social workers are harming the profession. We need to change the script

Austerity has pushed young homeless people to back of queue for help. The government must act
Dr Tom Kerridge

Austerity has pushed young homeless people to back of queue for help. The government must act

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
Mark Game

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy