Opinion
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) highlights how soaring rates of secondary school absence in England have led to disadvantaged pupils falling further behind their peers since the Covid-19 pandemic. Martin Hodge, head of education policy for Community trade union, outlines how the debate around what can be done to drive up attendance levels requires nuance and empathy
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
The government needs to be the biggest investor in new kinds of work. It must support this fight to turn a handout into a hand up
People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn’t have to be this way
People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn’t have to be this way
We tend to think that democracy happens every four or five years at the ballot box. What if we changed that? Carnegie UK’s Hannah Paylor explains how
How building a healthier society will get Rachel Reeves out of a bind
How building a healthier society will get Rachel Reeves out of a bind
Being diagnosed with a brain tumour was the best day of my life. Here’s how it let me help others
Being diagnosed with a brain tumour was the best day of my life. Here’s how it let me help others
Adolescence shows how toxic online cultures radicalise. But the propaganda is difficult to spot
Adolescence shows how toxic online cultures radicalise. But the propaganda is difficult to spot
We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart
We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart
London’s Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
London’s Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?
Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
Labour’s benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Labour’s benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions
Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions
We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Labour’s rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
Labour’s rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I’d be resuscitated in the pandemic
