Opinion

Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here’s how
Paul Kissack

Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here’s how

UK has become the sick man of Europe since 2010. Politicians must get a grip on the economy
Paul Swinney

UK has become the sick man of Europe since 2010. Politicians must get a grip on the economy

Kevin McCloud: ‘We’ve got the coldest homes in Europe – and cash-strapped families pay the price’
Kevin McCLoud and Miriam Turner

Kevin McCloud: ‘We’ve got the coldest homes in Europe – and cash-strapped families pay the price’

How many times is it acceptable for a one-year-old to be hospitalised due to a mould-ridden home?
Paul McNamee

How many times is it acceptable for a one-year-old to be hospitalised due to a mould-ridden home?

The Post Office scandal proves why workers’ needs must be put ahead of AI and technology
Post Office scandal

The Post Office scandal proves why workers’ needs must be put ahead of AI and technology

NRLA boss Ben Beadle: ‘We must not ignore landlords who are failing to do the right thing’
Ben Beadle

NRLA boss Ben Beadle: ‘We must not ignore landlords who are failing to do the right thing’

HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent
A modest proposal

HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
Venue Watch

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
Carolyne Willow

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

There’s a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas
Food banks

There’s a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas

If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
Sybil Msezane

If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care

Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
Layla Moran

Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
Rowan Moore

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it

Playwright David Ireland: ‘Why I can’t seem to stop writing about the Troubles’
David Ireland

Playwright David Ireland: ‘Why I can’t seem to stop writing about the Troubles’

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty
John Bird

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty

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UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Poverty

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’

Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us
Employment

Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us

‘Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?’: Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks
Amit Slonim

‘Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?’: Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away
Music

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away