Politics

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians this Christmas

What to get for the beleaguered politician who has it all?

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness

After Big Issue’s reporting on the future of funding for homeless veterans, minister Louise Sandher-Jones writes that the government believes ‘every veteran deserves this safety net’

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’
Media

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’

Media and press freedom experts say this lawsuit highlights how political pressure can shape public-service journalism long before any court ruling

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’

Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
Laura Brewis

Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded

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Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Gavin Oldham

Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
Austerity

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
Child poverty

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?

Inside the Big Issue: Santa’s good boys and girls
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa’s good boys and girls

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
Letter to my younger self

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Attiya Waris

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election
Wealth tax

Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
Georgia Sullivan

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel

‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness
Veterans

‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Culture wars

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
John Bird

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

What Keir Starmer can learn from Ruben Amorim
Paul McNamee

What Keir Starmer can learn from Ruben Amorim

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Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives
Awaab's Law

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives