Analysis
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Damaging rhetoric around benefit claimants is on the rise after the chancellor’s autumn budget. Here are the key misunderstandings and myths around the benefits system
Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Labour’s child poverty strategy has finally been released. It is estimated that it will lift half a million children out of poverty, mostly down to the end of the two-child limit on benefits
Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’
Owning a pet could once have put renters on a collision course with their landlords. But those days are over
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?

Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs

‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?

Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch

Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash

‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland’s Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle

Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland’s Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle
Thatcher didn’t just change the shape of Britain – but the heart and soul of the British people



