Opinion

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

The local elections suggest there’s a turquoise wave heading for the UK, and commentator Adam Barnett is choosing to welcome it with open arms

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Joanna Elson

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners

Joanna Elson, chief executive at Independent Age, writes about why the state pension and social security system is failing to protect older people from poverty

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories
Theatre

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories

More Than One Story: The Anthology is a bold new project showcasing the creative brilliance of writers with lived experience of homelessness and poverty

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Rebecca Montacute

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here’s why
Katherine Chapman

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here’s why

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I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans

I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own
Jess Lardner

I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
Domestic abuse

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
Lígia Teixeira

We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Paul McNamee

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts
Paula Barker MP

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty
Greg Barradale

It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty

I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
John Bird

I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Kate Ford

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?

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Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people
Nye Jones

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people

AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
Sam Delaney

AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change
Ash Singleton

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change