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Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Helen Barnard

Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty

What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
Benefits

What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities
Louis Coiffait-Gunn

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities

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

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

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here’s how that money could’ve been better spent
A modest proposal

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here’s how that money could’ve been better spent

The urgent need for social investment to end poverty in the UK
Behind the scenes

The urgent need for social investment to end poverty in the UK

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

Big Issue Invest takes Social Impact Investment to the House of Lords with pension and insurance providers
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest takes Social Impact Investment to the House of Lords with pension and insurance providers

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
Money advice

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money

DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work
Benefits

DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’
Disability rights

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
Benefits

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
Mark Game

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
Israel-Gaza war

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine

Investors call for the next government to unlock private investment to drive growth and reduce poverty
Big Issue Invest

Investors call for the next government to unlock private investment to drive growth and reduce poverty

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If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold
Paul McNamee

If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold

Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
Evan John

Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
Child poverty

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’

The government’s mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn’t ring true
Paul McNamee

The government’s mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn’t ring true