learning and employment
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’

Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’

Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: ‘Good intentions are not enough’

Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: ‘Good intentions are not enough’
From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that’s missing from the King’s Speech

From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that’s missing from the King’s Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour’s first King’s Speech

Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour’s first King’s Speech
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’

Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
What will be in King’s Speech? Here’s 5 things to look out for – from benefits to conversion therapy

What will be in King’s Speech? Here’s 5 things to look out for – from benefits to conversion therapy
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality

From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult

Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition

‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
1.6 million children at risk of ‘losing their life chances’ because of ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap

1.6 million children at risk of ‘losing their life chances’ because of ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap
One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population

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

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

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers

‘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

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: 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
