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Opinion

Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It's time to give the people a shot
A 19th century engraving of the entry of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée into Moscow in 1812
John Bird

Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It's time to give the people a shot

Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts are a 'wasted opportunity to support those who need it most'
Henry Parkes

Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts are a 'wasted opportunity to support those who need it most'

Children growing up in care today are having a much worse time than I did
John Caldicott

Children growing up in care today are having a much worse time than I did

Education isn't an exact science – but proper investment is vital
Professor Brian Cox
Paul McNamee

Education isn't an exact science – but proper investment is vital

UK migration is at a record high – but immigration should be celebrated, not weaponised 
migration museum
Daniel Sohege

UK migration is at a record high – but immigration should be celebrated, not weaponised 

I'm on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host
A hand pointing a tv remote at a screen
Lucy Sweet

I'm on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
London skyline
Rowan Moore

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it

Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'
Mural on the Shankill Road
David Ireland

Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'

As we remember our dead this Trans Day of Remembrance, we must also fight for the living
Vic Parsons

As we remember our dead this Trans Day of Remembrance, we must also fight for the living

I'm a Celeb: Nigel Farage helped break Britain. Don't let him rehab his image by chowing down on pig anus
Julia Raeside

I'm a Celeb: Nigel Farage helped break Britain. Don't let him rehab his image by chowing down on pig anus

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants' bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 
dwp protest
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants' bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty
King Charles, John Bird and vendor Kelvin Gregory
John Bird

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty

Revolving door of housing ministers is making housing crisis worse – this has to change
Muyiwa Oki

Revolving door of housing ministers is making housing crisis worse – this has to change

Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?
David Cameron at Downing Street
Paul McNamee

Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?

Spirit of independence should be cherished in these corporate times
The shopfront of Pugh & Son
Robin Ince

Spirit of independence should be cherished in these corporate times

King Charles III: 'My birthday wish for our people and planet'
King Charles in Black and White
King Charles III

King Charles III: 'My birthday wish for our people and planet'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way
Paul McNamee

There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way

The existential agony of being a parent
Black and white illustration of a jigsaw adult giving a piece of his jigsaw to a child
Sam Delaney

The existential agony of being a parent

Suella Braverman's asinine comments show how detached government is from reality 
John Bird discusses Suella Braverman’s comments on Good Morning Britain
John Bird

Suella Braverman's asinine comments show how detached government is from reality 

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: 'UK policies continue to inflict misery'
Poverty

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: 'UK policies continue to inflict misery'

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