learning and employment
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty

A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan

Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Starmer’s intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs

Starmer’s intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system

It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
Labour has declared ‘war on benefits’. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

Labour has declared ‘war on benefits’. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system

‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system
Millions of Brits ‘outvalued’ by their own home as Labour urged to tackle ‘big wealth’
