Opinion

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness

Traffickers look for people who are isolated, desperate, and off the radar – common realities for people experiencing homelessness

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Jamie Masraff

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

The chief executive of OnSide explains how they make a difference

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned
Renaud Foucart

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Nigel Farage’s ideas gain traction not only because of their repetition in the media but because voters come to perceive them as valid

Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Sabine Goodwin

Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Emma Dearnaley

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

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This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
Robin Ince

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Benjamin Archer

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Jason Bryan

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust
Joe Brindle

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
John Bird

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
Immigration

I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Amie Alissa Watson

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it

People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence
Rebekah Smith

People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Lynn Perry

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives

Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it’s a lifeline
Awssan

Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it’s a lifeline

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights

Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance
Sam Delaney

Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Vikki Brownridge

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

Sizewell C nuclear plant isn’t perfect. But it’s a necessary step if we’re to avoid ‘dunkelflaute’
Chaitanya Kumar

Sizewell C nuclear plant isn’t perfect. But it’s a necessary step if we’re to avoid ‘dunkelflaute’

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Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we’re not out of the cold yet
Simon Francis

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we’re not out of the cold yet

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Gavin Oldham

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship
Professor Sarah Mills

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Paul McNamee

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel