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All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good
Dr Tom Kerridge

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Mikey Erhardt

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day
Jane Frost

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it
John Bird

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect
Sarah Cunningham

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
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Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Employment

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say

‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
Housing

‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers

‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
General election 2024

‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
Dr Nick Anstead

Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign

Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn’t the new normal
Clare Moriarty

Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn’t the new normal

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!

Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Children's social care

Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate

This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
General election 2024

This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition

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Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch
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Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch

Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Childcare

Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
General election 2024

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here’s how to do it
John Bird

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here’s how to do it