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The North Sea has been Britain’s oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?
The North Sea

The North Sea has been Britain’s oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?

Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
Minesh Patel

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems

‘The world will be a better place!’: Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps
B Corps

‘The world will be a better place!’: Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps

On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
Film

On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts

It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
World Book Day

It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Department for Work and Pensions

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned

I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
Employment

I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life

DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
Miners' strike

How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
Music

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’

Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
Disability benefits

Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms

Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
NEET

Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault

Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Migration

Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told

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Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 
Letters

Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
Alison Hawdale

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income