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How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Food

‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Activism

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Employment

Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later

‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
Katie Nellist

‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Theatre

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Lisa Mainwaring

There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Mike Soutar

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Juliette Flach

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple

Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Diane Johnson

Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
SEND

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
SEND

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

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My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
SEND

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
SEND

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’