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Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour
levelling up
Levelling Up

Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour

Sexist, racist and homophobic behaviour within Met Police laid bare in new report
Met Police officers standing by stairs.
Met Police

Sexist, racist and homophobic behaviour within Met Police laid bare in new report

Two thirds of UK adults squeezed by cost of living increase in January
cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Two thirds of UK adults squeezed by cost of living increase in January

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for
Jobs advice

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for

Hundreds of hospital workers begin two-week strike over pay
Industrial action

Hundreds of hospital workers begin two-week strike over pay

Sue Gray report confirms police are investigating alleged party in Number 10 flat
Partygate

Sue Gray report confirms police are investigating alleged party in Number 10 flat

A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures
cost of living
cost of living crisis

A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures

The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year
Homelessness

The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year

Sam Fender: Culture wars undermine working class support for Labour
Sam Fender on stage at Alexandra Palace, London in November
Culture wars

Sam Fender: Culture wars undermine working class support for Labour

‘It will be so emotional’: Rose Ayling-Ellis on BSL becoming an official language
Accessibility

‘It will be so emotional’: Rose Ayling-Ellis on BSL becoming an official language

How to organise a protest: The Big Issue's guide
how to organise a protest
Protest

How to organise a protest: The Big Issue's guide

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'
Lord Victor Adebowale at Corporate Challenge Year 1 impact event.
Social enterprise

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'

We asked lawyers about the Met’s intervention in the Sue Gray report
Boris Johnson is under fire over the Sue Gray report
Partygate

We asked lawyers about the Met’s intervention in the Sue Gray report

Home insulation stalled last year during 'slam dunk fail' Green Homes Grant scheme
A row of terraced houses, UK
Energy crisis

Home insulation stalled last year during 'slam dunk fail' Green Homes Grant scheme

Take One Leave One marks four years of helping homeless people stay warm
take one leave one
homelessness

Take One Leave One marks four years of helping homeless people stay warm

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The most embarrassing things Tory MPs have said to defend Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, Partygate
Partygate

The most embarrassing things Tory MPs have said to defend Boris Johnson

Universal credit claimant already has two jobs and is pressured to get more work
universal credit
welfare system

Universal credit claimant already has two jobs and is pressured to get more work

Half of Londoners back universal basic income - but Labour-led Assembly blocks pilot
Universal Basic Income

Half of Londoners back universal basic income - but Labour-led Assembly blocks pilot

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic
Activism

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic