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All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life
John Bird

All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel
Rail journeys

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Social mobility

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

Reflections on the Black Sea: A film festival from a rich and perilous region 
Film festival

Reflections on the Black Sea: A film festival from a rich and perilous region 

How climate catastrophe is affecting geese should be a grave warning for us all
Climate change

How climate catastrophe is affecting geese should be a grave warning for us all

‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine
Documentary

‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter
Rough sleeping

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis
Housing

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Books

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food

Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis
Housing

Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis

It’s hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon’s help
Lucy Sweet

It’s hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon’s help

McCarthy-era blacklists transformed Hollywood. Will the same happen after the strikes? 
Hollywood

McCarthy-era blacklists transformed Hollywood. Will the same happen after the strikes? 

Education agents: Inside the murky and ‘unchecked’ £500m industry changing shape of UK universities
Education

Education agents: Inside the murky and ‘unchecked’ £500m industry changing shape of UK universities

Asynchrone: Meet the French collective honouring the music of legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music

Asynchrone: Meet the French collective honouring the music of legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto

Looking back on the cycle of my life
John Bird

Looking back on the cycle of my life

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Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords
Housing

Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere
Paul McNamee

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going