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Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?

Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?
Reform UK has set out plans to introduce a Britannia card that will tax rich non-doms to give to the poor. But will the Robin Hood tax help those on low-incomes or be a ‘billionaire bonanza’?
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
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Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
Opinion
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?

Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance

Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance
Analysis
Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?

Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?
What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?

What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
Future generations
Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born

Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Brexit
I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Conservative Party
It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’

It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits

Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over

Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know

Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
When will mortgage rates go down?
When will mortgage rates go down?
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success