Opinion
How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on

How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense

Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights

The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour

Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour
How running with my son taught me that life really isn’t a race

How running with my son taught me that life really isn’t a race
‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis

‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis
How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend

How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
I’ve never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one

I’ve never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one
We need to make our minds up about what we really want from our politicians

We need to make our minds up about what we really want from our politicians
Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age
Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children’s suffering
