Politics
Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
This week the chancellor took to Instagram and Twitter to call for new policy ideas ahead of the spring budget. We’re now at the crowdsourcing stage of national governance, writes Big Issue editor Paul McNamee
Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
Sajid Javid, Brandon Lewis, Kit Malthouse and Simon Clarke have all led government efforts to build more homes but back report criticising British housebuilding.
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
Poverty isn’t inevitable, but it needs political will to solve. Instead, we have returned to the dark days of postwar Britain, when the working poor were left to struggle
What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?
What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?
5 key takeaways from a damning review of the government’s net zero progress
5 key takeaways from a damning review of the government’s net zero progress
What happened to the government’s energy efficiency help for renters?
What happened to the government’s energy efficiency help for renters?
How to find out if your MP has a second job… and how much they get for it
How to find out if your MP has a second job… and how much they get for it
What an unnervingly viral map of housing data can tell us about UK politics
What an unnervingly viral map of housing data can tell us about UK politics
‘Rishi Sunak wants a drone army of data entering robots’: Simon Pegg’s furious attack on PM’s maths plan
‘Rishi Sunak wants a drone army of data entering robots’: Simon Pegg’s furious attack on PM’s maths plan
Rishi Sunak’s answer to the NHS crisis, sky-high energy bills and widespread strikes? More maths!
Rishi Sunak’s answer to the NHS crisis, sky-high energy bills and widespread strikes? More maths!
Treason star Oona Chaplin: ‘The structures of power are run on blackmail’
Treason star Oona Chaplin: ‘The structures of power are run on blackmail’
Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations
Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations
Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
People want electric cars and insulated homes but can’t afford them, government told
People want electric cars and insulated homes but can’t afford them, government told
How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?
What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?
Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners
Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’
