Opinion

We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact
Paul McNamee

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration
Sunder Katwala

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Ian Acheson

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Labour must act quickly on ‘monumental challenge’ of tackling homelessness crisis
Paula Barker

Labour must act quickly on ‘monumental challenge’ of tackling homelessness crisis

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 
John Bird

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me
Ruth Talbot

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me

I’m a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily
Alex Szorad

I’m a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
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Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions
Tracey Herrington

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room
Anna Landre

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income
Paul McNamee

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Robert McLiam Wilson

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’

Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dr Lorraine Gamman

Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative

How can we solve the UK’s debt problem?
Vikki Brownridge

How can we solve the UK’s debt problem?

I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
Stuart Richards

I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works

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Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Sanah Ahsan

Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words

‘It was a long, dark night of the soul’: What the first 24 hours in prison is really like
Gary Crooks

‘It was a long, dark night of the soul’: What the first 24 hours in prison is really like

Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
Ruth Patrick, Hayley Bennett and John Hudson

Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…
Sonia Solicari

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…