Opinion
I’m writing a book about modern poverty. I’ve taken inspiration from Charles Dickens

I’m writing a book about modern poverty. I’ve taken inspiration from Charles Dickens
Labour’s hostile asylum policies are a dangerous waste of money

Labour’s hostile asylum policies are a dangerous waste of money
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’

‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection

Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough

I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough
Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests

Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests
It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis
People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse

People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse
Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die

Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past

A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past
Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics

Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics
I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival

I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
People are still getting threatened with prison for council tax debt. This has got to change

People are still getting threatened with prison for council tax debt. This has got to change
‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’

‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’
Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation
I’m a sucker for a sexy drama. But Vladimir is just too unconvincing, even for me

I’m a sucker for a sexy drama. But Vladimir is just too unconvincing, even for me
The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
The £184 billion question: What would happen if the unpaid carers stopped caring?
