Opinion
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works

Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’

Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’
Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs

London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens
Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That

Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That
Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations
I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?
The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?
If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 



