'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe
Lord Pickles Grenfell Inquiry
Grenfell

'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
benefits
welfare system

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
sarah everard vigil
Activism

Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Trans conversion therapy
Activism

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
food banks
poverty

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told

What is a non-dom? An expert answers our questions about the tax status claimed by Rishi Sunak’s wife and other wealthy people
what about a non-dom?
Tax

What is a non-dom? An expert answers our questions about the tax status claimed by Rishi Sunak’s wife and other wealthy people

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'
Earlsfield Food bank volunteers sort donations
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'

Renters to hold protests across England this weekend over ‘broken system’
rent
Renting

Renters to hold protests across England this weekend over ‘broken system’

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
universal credit
welfare system

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit

Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’

Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods
Climate activism

Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods

Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it
Abstract design
Activism

Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it

Your energy bills could still rise even if they are included in your rent
energy crisis
Energy crisis

Your energy bills could still rise even if they are included in your rent

'The opposite of levelling up': Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans
Old CRT tv amid urban wasteland
Media

'The opposite of levelling up': Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans

Extinction Rebellion vows to 'get serious' with 'most roadblocks ever'
Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion vows to 'get serious' with 'most roadblocks ever'

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please
Qatari capital Doha is gearing up for World Cup 2022.
World Cup 2022

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
5 things you need to know about the UK’s new energy strategy
Energy crisis

5 things you need to know about the UK’s new energy strategy

Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control
Social housing

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control

Irish plan to give artists £270 a week should be copied in the UK, say campaigners
Musicians playing on the streets of Ireland.
Basic income

Irish plan to give artists £270 a week should be copied in the UK, say campaigners