Opinion
HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent

HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
A clear strategy to reduce drug use could save UK government billions. Here’s how

A clear strategy to reduce drug use could save UK government billions. Here’s how
‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
There’s a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas

There’s a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas
If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care

If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal

Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people
King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty
Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?

Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us

Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us
‘Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?’: Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks

‘Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?’: Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks
As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away
Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
The Rolling Stones remind us rock stars weren’t meant to be role models

The Rolling Stones remind us rock stars weren’t meant to be role models
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
