Analysis
Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Economists told Big Issue that a wealth tax could generate as much as £24 billion a year – five times the £4.8bn Rachel Reeves expects to save from welfare cuts annually
Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
The chancellor has ruled out raising taxes in the Spring Statement, but could this mean the biggest cuts to welfare spending since austerity?
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
We are in danger of sliding into an epidemic of the mind, in which the joy of figuring out a problem is replaced with a shortest-path-how-to for everything
Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what’s happening to our sons online
Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what’s happening to our sons online
Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour’s benefit cuts are no different
Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour’s benefit cuts are no different
Benefit cuts are a ‘violation of human rights’ which will harm ill and disabled people, Labour warned
Benefit cuts are a ‘violation of human rights’ which will harm ill and disabled people, Labour warned
‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts
‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation
EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation
The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration
The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration
How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
