Opinion

The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
John Bird

The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned

Once upon a time people were in the audience but now they all seem to be on the stage

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why

Far from ‘strangers’, new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action’s Tim Naor Hilton

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of

As foreign aid budgets around the western world are slashed, what happens to displaced people in desperate need?

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Paul McNamee

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

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Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
Michael Sheldrick

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
Dr Abigail Dunn

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of
Robin Ince

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
Mikey Erhardt

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
Melanie Vaxevanakis

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
Sonya Ruparel

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit

The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense
Paul McNamee

The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?
Letters

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?

Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?
Sam Delaney

Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

The end of Gaza’s Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people
Khalid Javid

The end of Gaza’s Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people

The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back
Nick Garland

The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back

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A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect
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A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
John Bird

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
Nadia Whittome MP

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we’re ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Lucy Bannister

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we’re ever going to rebuild trust in the system