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What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
Film

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children

Labour’s disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks
Disability benefits

Labour’s disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Mental health

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change

Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap
Moazzam Malik

Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap

Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
Sophia Alexandra Hall

Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
John Rose

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they’re ‘invisible’
Unpaid carers

Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they’re ‘invisible’

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
Child poverty

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
Michael Sheldrick

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Access to Work

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
Dr Abigail Dunn

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Letter To My Younger Self

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’

Swimmer Michael Gunning: ‘Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part’
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: ‘Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part’

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Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of
Robin Ince

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
Melanie Vaxevanakis

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Sidney Ewing and Gini Simpson

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost