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Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?
Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it

The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?
As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing

As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows

The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows
A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course

A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course
Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’

Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’
Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
