Opinion
How outdated misconceptions about people with learning disabilities are holding society back
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How outdated misconceptions about people with learning disabilities are holding society back
Why I'm silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
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Why I'm silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
Scotland's promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope
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Scotland's promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope
Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this
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Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this
There's no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
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There's no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
UK's state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It's the main reason for misery among retirees
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UK's state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It's the main reason for misery among retirees
Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
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Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
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Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
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We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
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What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
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Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
There's no debate – Britain's disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
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There's no debate – Britain's disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
General Election 2024: What next for rental reforms? All parties must vow to support renters
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General Election 2024: What next for rental reforms? All parties must vow to support renters
Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
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Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
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This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
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Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London
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Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London
To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
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To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
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Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
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