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Monica Lennon: We must put right to free period products into law
Social Justice

Monica Lennon: We must put right to free period products into law

Giving refugees longer to get back on their feet could save UK £7m
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Social Justice

Giving refugees longer to get back on their feet could save UK £7m

For flood-hit Welsh communities, insurance is a luxury many can't afford
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Housing

For flood-hit Welsh communities, insurance is a luxury many can't afford

5 things we learnt from walking with Rory Stewart
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5 things we learnt from walking with Rory Stewart

EXCLUSIVE: Big Issue and Hey Girls team up on period stigma busting new mag
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EXCLUSIVE: Big Issue and Hey Girls team up on period stigma busting new mag

Changemakers: Strength and support go hand in hand
Activism

Changemakers: Strength and support go hand in hand

Lord John Bird’s Future Generations Bill is “the start of a movement”
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Lord John Bird’s Future Generations Bill is “the start of a movement”

Home heating is 'unaffordable' for 1 in 10 Scots
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Home heating is 'unaffordable' for 1 in 10 Scots

Fact/Fiction: Have nurses been told to stop calling female patients ladies?
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Fact/Fiction: Have nurses been told to stop calling female patients ladies?

Rory Stewart’s kipping on Londoners’ sofas on the Mayor campaign trail
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Rory Stewart’s kipping on Londoners’ sofas on the Mayor campaign trail

Benefits freeze must end with above-inflation rise, says Citizens Advice
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Benefits freeze must end with above-inflation rise, says Citizens Advice

Breaking grip of poverty is key to “levelling up Britain”, says JRF
Social Justice

Breaking grip of poverty is key to “levelling up Britain”, says JRF

Michael Cashman: "I love young me for having the guts to commit to something"
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Michael Cashman: "I love young me for having the guts to commit to something"

Changemakers: Breaking down barriers with football
Activism

Changemakers: Breaking down barriers with football

First official count reveals that Scotland has highest UK homeless death rate
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Housing

First official count reveals that Scotland has highest UK homeless death rate

Independent Care Review slams care system as 'fractured and unfeeling'
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Independent Care Review slams care system as 'fractured and unfeeling'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
“Disappointing” Wales rough sleeping figures show rise but “no surprise”
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Housing

“Disappointing” Wales rough sleeping figures show rise but “no surprise”

Universal Credit rollout delayed again until 2024
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Universal Credit rollout delayed again until 2024

Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords
John Bird introduces the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill in the House of Lords
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Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords

Fact/Fiction: Is Boris Johnson right about rough sleeping figures?
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Fact/Fiction: Is Boris Johnson right about rough sleeping figures?

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