Opinion

I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough
Thea Jaffe

I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough

Thea Jaffe is a full-time working mum who was affected by the two-child limit on benefits. Extra universal credit will help her cover debt – but it’s still not enough for her family to afford the essentials

Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests
Cat Linton, Monserrat Escudero and María Álvarez

Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests

Ending violence against women and girls should be a legitimate goal in itself rather than treated as a political football

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis
Mike Towers

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis

A working father describes how talk of a cost of living crisis misses the point that it’s now a cost of survival crisis for many in the UK

I wrote a play about grief and working class men. Now I want blokes from the pub to come and see it
Opinion

I wrote a play about grief and working class men. Now I want blokes from the pub to come and see it

People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse
Emily Whitford

People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse

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Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Letters

Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die

A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past
Sam Delaney

A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past

Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics
John Bird

Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics

I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
Samaher Said

I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival

People are still getting threatened with prison for council tax debt. This has got to change
Vikki Brownridge

People are still getting threatened with prison for council tax debt. This has got to change

‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’
Juliea Morris

‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 
Letters

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

How Bob Dylan and Yungblud help us find a way to ride the wave in the world of AI
Steven MacKenzie

How Bob Dylan and Yungblud help us find a way to ride the wave in the world of AI

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
John Bird

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
Ciaran Thapar

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question

The £184 billion question: What would happen if the unpaid carers stopped caring?
 Emily Holzhausen

The £184 billion question: What would happen if the unpaid carers stopped caring?

Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse
Eleanor Lyons

Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Morgan Vine

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents

There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN
Adil Hassan

There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Ellen

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves

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How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
Brett Wigdortz

How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders

We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever
Steven MacKenzie

We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever

Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters

Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
Theatre

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’