learning and employment
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits

‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes

DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts

Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why

Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs

Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts

Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
The North Sea has been Britain’s oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?

The North Sea has been Britain’s oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems

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

‘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’

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

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

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

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life

I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on

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’

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

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
