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One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
James Rose

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population

DWP’s ‘automation’ of universal credit discriminates against single mums, researchers say
Universal credit

DWP’s ‘automation’ of universal credit discriminates against single mums, researchers say

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Education

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 
John Bird

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 

‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers
Ben Twomey and Tilly Smith

‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers

How Starmer’s new prisons minister James Timpson wants to change the way we lock people up
Prisons

How Starmer’s new prisons minister James Timpson wants to change the way we lock people up

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Letters

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues

Who is Liz Kendall? Work and pensions secretary’s beliefs and what she’ll mean for the DWP
Department for Work and Pensions

Who is Liz Kendall? Work and pensions secretary’s beliefs and what she’ll mean for the DWP

What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
Benefits

What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK’s ‘good, bad and ugly’. This is what they said
Dance

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK’s ‘good, bad and ugly’. This is what they said

Karen Gillan: ‘It’s better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story’
TV

Karen Gillan: ‘It’s better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story’

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us
Migration

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Mikey Erhardt

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
Exclusive

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Employment

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say

‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
General election 2024

‘I haven’t voted since Blair’: How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain

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Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: ‘We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants’
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: ‘We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants’

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day
Paul McNamee

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day

I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
Chris

I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?

Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch
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Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch