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Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Readers respond to articles by our founder John Bird, the universal winter fuel allowance for pensioners being scrapped, and corruption in high office

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
TV

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV

New BBC thrill ride Nightsleeper is set onboard a Glasgow to London overnight train that’s electronically hijacked by an entity known only as ‘Driver’

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

With women asylum seekers subjected to degrading and dehumanising treatment in hotels, the government must step up

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
Books

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

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Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Music

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Immigration

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’

Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots
Letters

Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out
Paul McNamee

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out

Sherwood creator James Graham on class, Gareth Southgate and Britain’s ‘f**kload of problems’
TV

Sherwood creator James Graham on class, Gareth Southgate and Britain’s ‘f**kload of problems’

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why ‘willanthropy’ is my new favourite word
Susie Dent

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why ‘willanthropy’ is my new favourite word

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’
Exclusive

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why
Jacqueline Yallop

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why

Riots are not inevitable – just ask the people of Manchester’s Moss Side
UK riots

Riots are not inevitable – just ask the people of Manchester’s Moss Side

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
Community

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes
Small boats

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
Second hand September

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher

Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Adam Barnett

Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis
Music

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis

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Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used
A Modest Proposal

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used

Fury as train operators cut railcard discount despite sky-high ticket prices: ‘It’s demoralising’
Transport

Fury as train operators cut railcard discount despite sky-high ticket prices: ‘It’s demoralising’

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones