Opinion

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
Mikey Erhardt

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake

Labour’s planned reforms to disability benefits and PIP could worsen the health of millions, says Mikey Erhardt of Disability Rights UK

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

Lifting the ban on work for asylum seekers is simple common sense, argues Nathan Philips of Asylum Matters

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before

Anyone thinking of turning to Reform UK should think again, says a reader

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Emily Potter and Sophie Potter

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome

Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
Joel Tiller

Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now

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I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
Cat Eccles MP

I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless

The Grenfell story is far from over
Olaide Sadiq

The Grenfell story is far from over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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