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Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Rebecca Montacute

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here’s why
Katherine Chapman

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here’s why

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
Work

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’

Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
Sex work

Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts
Paula Barker MP

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Books

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Women

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
unions

Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership

Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Benefits

Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Benefits

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Immigration

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’

Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
Big Issue Recruit

Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
Work at home

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space

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We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
Modern slavery

We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Film

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’
Artificial Intelligence

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Homelessness

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen