Analysis
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
Big Issue’s book of the year is a moving and thought-provoking examination of the relationship of music and grief
How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
Looking back on the way a reality TV show brought a fractured nation together in a year of anger and flux
Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
Keir Starmer promised a new cross-government homelessness strategy back in Labour’s 2024 general election. Almost 18 months later, it’s finally here
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
Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
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’
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
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?
When it comes to Britain’s housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build
When it comes to Britain’s housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build
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?
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
If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
