Social justice

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

Insecure housing and poor health are not inevitable outcomes but political choices. The Scottish government has the power to make real change, writes the CEO of Homeless Network Scotland

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

A new film is a full-blown exposition on why if we had done what Beveridge advocated we might be in a better place today

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
Social Justice

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?

The government has announced a new Child Protection Authority to tackle child abuse and exploitation, but campaigners warn the reforms are long overdue

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
Victoria Canning

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind
Ayla Holdom

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

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People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
Izzie McIntosh

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground

Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?
Banseka Kayembe

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Politics

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Disability Benefits

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Child poverty

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Jason Bryan

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Film

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
Sonya Ruparel

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it

‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home
Community

‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit

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Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Child poverty

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Readers' views

Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Jen Clark

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Grenfell

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented