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When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?
Angela Joyce

When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?

We need more young people to enter skilled trades and to see them as valuable, respected, and ambitious choices

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Dania Alafranji has not seen her mother in two years. They have been separated by the war and the UK government policy is blocking them from being reunited

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Sex work

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs

If the government wants to end sex work, they must tackle the root causes, not criminalise the client

Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Real Living Wage

Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

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When speaking out about racism costs you everything
Hameeda Khan

When speaking out about racism costs you everything

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
Benefits

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Artificial intelligence

From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI

AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
Paul McNamee

AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can

Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’
Employment

Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’

The Employment Rights Bill promises landmark reform. Will lack of foresight let it down?
Emma McClelland

The Employment Rights Bill promises landmark reform. Will lack of foresight let it down?

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services

Is going to university really worth it?
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Is going to university really worth it?

‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
Taylor Swift

‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
John Bird

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Disabled people

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
Steven D’Souza

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Bethany Bale

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
Osman

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like

Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’
Holly Morris

Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Education

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs

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The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
Music

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Duncan Shrubsole

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Living standards

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK

Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn
Workers' rights

Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn