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‘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

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
Human rights

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
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

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

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
John Bird

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world

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

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

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income

MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
Charlotte Wright

MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future

Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Employment

Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today
John Bird

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today