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Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
General Election 2024

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch

‘It’s abhorrent they’re still allowed’: Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past
General election 2024

‘It’s abhorrent they’re still allowed’: Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
Tom Kerridge

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense

Lib Dems hailed for putting NHS and social care at ‘heart’ of election with ‘welcome’ manifesto
General election 2024

Lib Dems hailed for putting NHS and social care at ‘heart’ of election with ‘welcome’ manifesto

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
Disability benefits

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’
Politics

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’

DWP plans to spy on benefit claimants’ bank accounts must ‘never be resurrected’
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP plans to spy on benefit claimants’ bank accounts must ‘never be resurrected’

Labour unveils ‘ambitious’ plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
General election 2024

Labour unveils ‘ambitious’ plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?

Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here’s how old the average first-time buyer really is
Homeownership

Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here’s how old the average first-time buyer really is

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

General election 2024: Over 100 seats have been held by the same party for a century, study finds
General election 2024

General election 2024: Over 100 seats have been held by the same party for a century, study finds

‘We need better politics than this’: Sunak and Starmer’s election debate leaves voters unimpressed
General election 2024

‘We need better politics than this’: Sunak and Starmer’s election debate leaves voters unimpressed

Will Labour raise taxes? Sunak accused of lying over Starmer’s ‘£2,000 tax hike’
General Election 2024

Will Labour raise taxes? Sunak accused of lying over Starmer’s ‘£2,000 tax hike’

Most Brits think politicians use refugees to stoke ‘culture wars’, study finds
General election 2024

Most Brits think politicians use refugees to stoke ‘culture wars’, study finds

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Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 
Adam Barnett

Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
Letters

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Cass Francis

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive