Opinion

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

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
Ruth Talbot

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Paul McNamee

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other

Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 
Letters

Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
James Rose

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Nick Hardwick

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Ayaz Manji

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 
Food

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 

15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 
Iain Porter

15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same
John Bird

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
Claire Fisher

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers

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Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
Paul McNamee

Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time

Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!
Letters

Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Ayla Ozmen

‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired