Politics
‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they’re wrong: ‘The country is going backwards’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they’re wrong: ‘The country is going backwards’
We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue Group lay out policy calls to political leaders ahead of General Election![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue Group lay out policy calls to political leaders ahead of General Election
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?
Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: ‘This hurts our democracy’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: ‘This hurts our democracy’
Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty
Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months
Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: ‘He saved many lives’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: ‘He saved many lives’
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins in criticism of weakened Renters Reform Bill![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins in criticism of weakened Renters Reform Bill
St George’s Day: Why we mustn’t let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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St George’s Day: Why we mustn’t let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right
Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets
Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems
World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’
‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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