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Budget 2021: 5 tests for the Chancellor to ease poverty after the pandemic
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Dave Innes

Budget 2021: 5 tests for the Chancellor to ease poverty after the pandemic

The pandemic is the new front line in the war on the working class
John Preston and Rhiannon Firth

The pandemic is the new front line in the war on the working class

Pay-to-use cash machines rocket in poor areas as campaigners call for action
News

Pay-to-use cash machines rocket in poor areas as campaigners call for action

World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown
Escapism will be particularly important for children this World Book Day.
Books

World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown

Big Issue vendor Steve Dixon: 'At the minute on my pitch there’s nothing'
Steve Dixon says he is worried about the customers he’s missing over lockdown
News

Big Issue vendor Steve Dixon: 'At the minute on my pitch there’s nothing'

What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?
The stories of 16th century Arctic sailors 
are testimony to how far human endurance can be stretched, says Andrea Pitzer.
Books

What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?

Live action role-playing: 'It’s a good distraction from life’s problems'
Live action role-playing can help you explore different worlds. Illustration: Matthew Brazier
News

Live action role-playing: 'It’s a good distraction from life’s problems'

Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis
A row of red brick terraced houses
Anthony Breach

Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis

After Brexit and Covid, services will be just as vital as manufacturing
Jobs with the Royal Mail are still prized, so why shouldn't others be in the UK service industry? Image credit: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock
David Henig

After Brexit and Covid, services will be just as vital as manufacturing

It seems our government has decided some children don't need care
Carolyne Willow

It seems our government has decided some children don't need care

Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health
Dame Kelly Holmes spoke candidly in a Letter to My Younger Self
Health

Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health

A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020
Covid-19 cases are rising among London homeless people
Housing

A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020

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