Opinion

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Ramla Ali

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Caroline Cawley

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices
Josh Nicholson

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
Sir Nick Partridge

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Paul McNamee

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness
Lisa Doyle

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Sam Delaney

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Attiya Waris

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Lisa Harker

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
Joanna Elson

Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
Victoria Canning

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea

I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival
Chief Roberto Ytaysaba Anacé

I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

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I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
John Bird

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind
Ayla Holdom

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
Moazzam Malik

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down