Opinion

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
The idea of a basic income has gone from a pipe dream to being considered ‘inevitable’ and the advent of artificial intelligence has had a huge role to play, writes Ubasic income Lab Manchester’s Alison Hawdale – one of the campaigners trying to convince Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to introduce a basic income in the region

I’m gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me
To mark 10 years of West Ham United’s Pride of Irons LGBTQ+ supporters’ group, chair Jo Bailey shares how football has become more inclusive of gay fans, and why groups like hers shouldn’t need to exist

MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
Charlotte Wright, a 30-year-old from Bolton, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was just 19. She fears the government’s upcoming disability benefit reforms could prevent her – and others living with the condition – from getting outdoors
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners

Sam Kerr’s arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing

Our history is way queerer than you think – here’s why that matters

‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me

Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Letters: We’re all ‘economically active’ whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here’s why

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

No, Gen Z aren’t lazy workers – they just don’t want your jobs

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or ‘greenlash’ – unless Labour acts quickly

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
