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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’
In February 2015, the UK recorded a 0% inflation rate as prices had remained stable for a year. This might sound like a dream after recent sky-high inflation rates, but the reality was a stagnant economy and cover for austerity measures. Economists chat to the Big Issue about what Labour can learn from its predecessors’ mistakes
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
The Tories promised to scrap no-fault evictions almost six years ago but more than 100 MPs voted against Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill and shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake refused to say he supported the incoming ban
2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity
2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity
2024 showed the UK is no longer a truly two-party state, writes Queen Mary politics professor Tim Bale. 2025 could be Nigel Farage’s chance
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
‘Disgraceful’: Tories condemned for wasting £715m on sending no asylum seekers to Rwanda
‘Disgraceful’: Tories condemned for wasting £715m on sending no asylum seekers to Rwanda
What Tory leader hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick think about poverty, benefits, housing and more
What Tory leader hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick think about poverty, benefits, housing and more
Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Carol Vorderman on voting Tory in 2010 – and regretting it: ‘I hadn’t got a clue what was coming’
Carol Vorderman on voting Tory in 2010 – and regretting it: ‘I hadn’t got a clue what was coming’
Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
This is the ‘most disproportionate parliament in history’. Has the time come for electoral reform?
This is the ‘most disproportionate parliament in history’. Has the time come for electoral reform?
The Tories have seen their worst defeat in modern history. This is their legacy of failure
The Tories have seen their worst defeat in modern history. This is their legacy of failure
Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
What safe routes? Britain’s broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
What safe routes? Britain’s broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty