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Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care? 
private ownership

Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care? 

‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’
Letters

‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
Housing

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’

Inside the Big Issue: Lessons from a mole
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Lessons from a mole

The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?
Liam Geraghty

The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?

Comedian Ahir Shah: ‘We spend more on debt interest than we do on education’
PM For The PM

Comedian Ahir Shah: ‘We spend more on debt interest than we do on education’

I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries
Books

I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries

‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
Letter To My Younger Self

‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
Nick Bryer

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 
Housing

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?
Cost of living

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?

Mr Skelly artist Christian Watson: ‘I had a pretty rough childhood. I felt wronged by the world’
Art

Mr Skelly artist Christian Watson: ‘I had a pretty rough childhood. I felt wronged by the world’

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 
Housing crisis

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Housing

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
Letters

‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’

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Inside the Big Issue: Mr Skelly is feeling lucky
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Mr Skelly is feeling lucky

‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
Prisons

‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’

This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce: ‘Just to be linked with James Bond is great’
Interview

This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce: ‘Just to be linked with James Bond is great’

‘I was homeless and now I’m a tour guide. It’s walking and talking – which I’m actually good at!’
Travel

‘I was homeless and now I’m a tour guide. It’s walking and talking – which I’m actually good at!’