Opinion

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Claire Jackson

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

At the immersive staging of Donizetti’s opera the bar is a set – and we, the audience, are part of the show

Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
Oku Ekpenyon

Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance

There is no public acknowledgement or recognition of slavery’s enormous contribution to Britain – a new campaign from Memorial 2007 wants to change that

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Sabine Goodwin

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg

Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network, asks what is next for Labour’s manifesto commitment to ‘end mass dependence on emergency food parcels’

Men, it’s time to step up to help women feel safe in public spaces. Here’s how to do it
Tabitha Morton

Men, it’s time to step up to help women feel safe in public spaces. Here’s how to do it

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Matteo Bergamini

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate

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How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain’s street
Paul McNamee

How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain’s street

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’
Opinion

I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’

How I survived a giant crab attack
Robin Ince

How I survived a giant crab attack

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community
Jo Armstrong

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
Alicia Cartwright

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Ric Flo and Judith Denton

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics
Adam Barnett

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat
Paul McNamee

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?
Letters

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand
Music

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
Lucy Sweet

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless
JESS TURTLE

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

Labour government will ‘leave no stone unturned to end national disgrace of record homelessness’
Rushanara Ali

Labour government will ‘leave no stone unturned to end national disgrace of record homelessness’

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AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
Steven Mackenzie

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony

I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me
Sam Delaney

I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me

This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned
Craig Jones

This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned