Inequality

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Five years since the pandemic

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?

Covid exposed brutal differences in how poverty affects health. Experts warn we’ve not learned our lessons, as the poor continue to live shorter, unhealthier lives

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Samir Patel

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?

This year marks the anniversary of Comic Relief, a charity which has embedded itself in British identity while facing its share of criticism. Samir Patel, its chief executive, writes about why their work remains vital

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds

Joanne Barker Marsh is one of eight parents from Changing Realiities, a collaboration of parents on a low-income, who met with education secretary Bridget Philippson to discuss why action to support families on a low-income with SEND children is so urgently needed

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Sean Morrow

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready

Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Politics

Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

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Millions of Brits ‘outvalued’ by their own home as Labour urged to tackle ‘big wealth’
Wealth

Millions of Brits ‘outvalued’ by their own home as Labour urged to tackle ‘big wealth’

‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Cost of living crisis

‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?
housing

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It’s why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Max Steuer

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It’s why Labour must introduce a wealth tax

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Will Labour’s private school tax plan ‘destroy the state sector’? Obviously not, experts insist
Private schools

Will Labour’s private school tax plan ‘destroy the state sector’? Obviously not, experts insist

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Inflation

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Child poverty

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Books

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
Exclusive

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan
Books

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan

Investment in social housing is an investment in people
John Bird

Investment in social housing is an investment in people

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

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Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
Interview

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’

UK is ‘failing’ children as death rates rise, poverty surges and health declines at ‘alarming’ rate
Child poverty

UK is ‘failing’ children as death rates rise, poverty surges and health declines at ‘alarming’ rate

Tories unveil plan to make UK ‘most accessible place in the world’ – but does it go far enough?
Disabilities

Tories unveil plan to make UK ‘most accessible place in the world’ – but does it go far enough?

‘An urgent wake-up call’: Half of disabled people are struggling to pay their energy bills
Cost of living crisis

‘An urgent wake-up call’: Half of disabled people are struggling to pay their energy bills