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Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Gavin Oldham

Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

Gavin Oldham, chair and founder of The Share Foundation, asks if the money collected in inheritance tax is benefitting those who need it most

Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce
Immigration

Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce

Former home secretary Yvette Cooper made sweeping changes to the UK’s immigration system, including ending recruitment on the health and care worker visa

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’

Refugee charities have said delays and inefficiencies can cause “uncertainty, ill-health and, too often, homelessness” for asylum seekers

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

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The military is the only job where people are asked to kill. Here’s how to make the system fairer
Armed forces

The military is the only job where people are asked to kill. Here’s how to make the system fairer

How government inaction is radicalising Britain
John Bird

How government inaction is radicalising Britain

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Erin Mansell

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear
Paul McNamee

What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear

Why we need more migrants in political office
Lara Parizotto

Why we need more migrants in political office

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?
Vikki Brownridge

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?

Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’
Disability benefits

Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?
Letters

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?
Trust

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?

‘I have patients in pain waiting years’: Healthcare workers ‘cautious’ about Labour’s NHS plans
NHS

‘I have patients in pain waiting years’: Healthcare workers ‘cautious’ about Labour’s NHS plans

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits
Ruth Patrick

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits

Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’
Department for Work and Pensions

Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’

More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
Social Justice

More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’
Artificial Intelligence

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated
Artificial Intelligence

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated

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Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Social Justice

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns
Politics

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns

How to help asylum seekers and refugees after riots across UK
Asylum seekers

How to help asylum seekers and refugees after riots across UK

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions
Tracey Herrington

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions