Opinion

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Lynn Perry

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back

Lynn Perry, chief executive of Barnardo’s, shares her thoughts on Labour’s child poverty strategy – and what more needs to done to achieve real change for children facing deprivation

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me
Letters

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me

A reader wonders where people’s humanity has gone when it comes to immigration

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?
Paul McNamee

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?

Usage of digital platforms to stay in touch with friends and family is down 25% over the last decade

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Cameron Saul

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Opinion

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’

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Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Thea Jaffe

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further

How scrapping the two-child benefit cap could stop divorcing families sliding into poverty
Kate Daly

How scrapping the two-child benefit cap could stop divorcing families sliding into poverty

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Andrew Gardiner

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
Joseph Howes

‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK

Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
Paul McNamee

Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse
Rachael Clegg

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
Briony Hudson

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too

Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go
Vikki Brownridge

Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Robin Ince

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry
Georgia Bondy

We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Ramla Ali

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’

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Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices
Josh Nicholson

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
Sir Nick Partridge

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Paul McNamee

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out