Opinion
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide

Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It’s pushing staff to the edge
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It’s pushing staff to the edge
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK

Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils

All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people

‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming

Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’

Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas

Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change

Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
