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Will the Budget's stamp duty holiday help buyers? Don't bet on it.
Jonn Elledge

Will the Budget's stamp duty holiday help buyers? Don't bet on it.

How do we stop children's literacy falling behind after Covid?
How do we make sure children's literacy doesn't slip during Covid? Image credit: Image credit: Victoria Borodinova / Pixabay
Jonathan Douglas

How do we stop children's literacy falling behind after Covid?

Budget 2021: What it means for furlough, stamp duty, rent and household bills
Rishi Sunak Budget
Money

Budget 2021: What it means for furlough, stamp duty, rent and household bills

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