Opinion

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Ian Acheson

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Labour must act quickly on ‘monumental challenge’ of tackling homelessness crisis
Paula Barker

Labour must act quickly on ‘monumental challenge’ of tackling homelessness crisis

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 
John Bird

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me
Ruth Talbot

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me

I’m a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily
Alex Szorad

I’m a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 
Paul McNamee

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
Comedy

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions
Tracey Herrington

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income
Paul McNamee

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Robert McLiam Wilson

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’

Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dr Lorraine Gamman

Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative

How can we solve the UK’s debt problem?
Vikki Brownridge

How can we solve the UK’s debt problem?

I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
Stuart Richards

I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works

Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how
Caitlin McCullough

Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how

Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Sanah Ahsan

Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words

‘It was a long, dark night of the soul’: What the first 24 hours in prison is really like
Gary Crooks

‘It was a long, dark night of the soul’: What the first 24 hours in prison is really like

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What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…
Sonia Solicari

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…

Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality
Dr Zac Seidler

Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault
Juliette Rayner

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault

Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all
Alba Kapoor

Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all