Opinion

Scotland’s promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope
Susan Loughlin

Scotland’s promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope

Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this
Katherine Chapman

Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees
Lord Prem Sikka

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
Joanna Elson

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
Tom Kerridge

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense

Letters: Labour aren’t perfect – but they’re not the Tories
Letters

Letters: Labour aren’t perfect – but they’re not the Tories

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

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

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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