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We must equip children with the facts to hold adults to account on climate
Jess French

We must equip children with the facts to hold adults to account on climate

This Budget does nothing to help women at the sharp end of the pandemic
The Women’s Budget Group says the Chancellor has let women down with his budget speech. Image credit: Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash
Thaira Mhearban

This Budget does nothing to help women at the sharp end of the pandemic

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'