John Bird

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge
John Bird

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its ‘right to buy’ scheme for benefits claimants
Opinion

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its ‘right to buy’ scheme for benefits claimants

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family
Opinion

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
politics

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty
John Bird

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
poverty

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
John Bird

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future
Opinion

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future

The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope
Opinion

The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt
Opinion

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt

‘The Beatles were right to preach love. But it’s not all we need’
John Bird

‘The Beatles were right to preach love. But it’s not all we need’

‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’
John Bird

‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’

The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been
John Bird

The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been

Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins
John Bird

Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face
John Bird

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face

Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn’t helping
John Bird

Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn’t helping

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This government cannot be trusted with the public purse
John Bird

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse

Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
Opinion

Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world

In the midst of another Covid battle it’s time to focus on those in need
John Bird

In the midst of another Covid battle it’s time to focus on those in need

Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity
John Bird

Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity