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

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

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

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
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
The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here’s why
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans

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

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

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

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

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: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people

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

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
