Opinion

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Cass Francis

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Lucy Sweet

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Kate Pickett

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Paul McNamee

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is
Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is

The Gathering creator: ‘It’s class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV’
Helen Walsh

The Gathering creator: ‘It’s class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV’

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
Sam Delaney

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians

We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how
Andrew Fennell

We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Elizabeth Anderson

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change

My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?
Cathy Reay

My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?

Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now’s the time for the next government to step up
Vikki Brownridge

Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now’s the time for the next government to step up

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they’re trying to police it out of existence
Tom Kerridge

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they’re trying to police it out of existence

BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty: This is how we stamp out teenage misogyny and sexism
Naga Munchetty

BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty: This is how we stamp out teenage misogyny and sexism

We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act
Lyanne Nicholl

We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act

How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis 
Naomi Pohl

How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis 

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Why we need a safe, competent pair of hands for our political challenges
Paul McNamee

Why we need a safe, competent pair of hands for our political challenges

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Benefits

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system

Why it’s time for Conservative animal rights advocates to step up and be counted
David Holroyd

Why it’s time for Conservative animal rights advocates to step up and be counted

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid