Opinion

Our history is way queerer than you think – here’s why that matters
Justin Bengry

Our history is way queerer than you think – here’s why that matters

‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me
Philippa Willitts

‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me

Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth
Will Snell

Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Marvyn Harrison

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Dr Sara Reis

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here’s why
Paul McNamee

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here’s why

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Sophie Flinders

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
Mike Rayment

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
Robin Ince

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or ‘greenlash’ – unless Labour acts quickly
Niamh O Regan

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or ‘greenlash’ – unless Labour acts quickly

Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Simon Kitchen

Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
Fiona Hazell

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change

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The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
Evan John

The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
Rick Liddiment

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change

Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
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Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Izzy

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline