Community

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
Refugees

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates

How do you tell a story about immigration, colonialism and identity? Writer, performer
and choreographer Jennifer Irons
decided to use the medium of roller disco

‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Democracy

‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

Sixteen-year-olds could soon vote in UK elections. Here’s what young people really think about lowering the voting age

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

A guide to folkspotting in the UK

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Electoral reform

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here’s why
Madeline Potter

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here’s why

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‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Climate crisis

‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets
Joe Fortune

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
Asylum seekers

Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Asylum seekers

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Grassroots music venues

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts
Nature

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Exclusive

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’
Sunderland

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
TV

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

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Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Grow

Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
Community

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Community energy

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister