Immigration

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?

Shabana Mahmood claimed settled migrants would “receive immediate access to social housing” if Labour didn’t step in. Is it true?

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Documentary

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power

Five years on from the protest that stopped Glasgow, new documentary Everybody To Kenmure Street has lessons for the precarious present

Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters

Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope

Our Changemakers issue has given readers some reasons to be cheerful

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth
Immigration

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth

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The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 
John Bird

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?
Migration

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?

‘A Muslim is someone who strives for peace’: How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Islamophobia

‘A Muslim is someone who strives for peace’: How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like
Ala Sirriyeh

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
Munya Radzi

Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

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

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’

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me
Letters

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me

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

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Heywood

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community

Labour won’t reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration
Louisa Thomas

Labour won’t reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration

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Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Stephen Walcott

Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

Digital ID cards aren’t progressive – they’re tools of state control
Munya Radzi

Digital ID cards aren’t progressive – they’re tools of state control

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Chloe Coleman

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Is Britain far right?
Far right

Is Britain far right?