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Opinion

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
rachel reeves and keir starmer
Readers' views

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits

Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I'd be resuscitated in the pandemic
Rahima Begum

Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I'd be resuscitated in the pandemic

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
terrestrial TV
Elizabeth Anderson

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
Keir Starmer
James Watson-O’Neill

The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
Emily Jenkins

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Matt Staniek

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over

High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos
Lucy Sweet

High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty
John Bird

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing
Chris Turner

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
A Black woman running
Stephen Walcott

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
person with book on head and papers scattered around
Minesh Patel

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
UK prime minister Kier Starmer
Jen Clark

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why

There's no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?
Stock image of a woman working on a laptop
Vikki Brownridge

There's no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?

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How we define 'sexual exploitation' is fuelling violence against women and girls
domestic abuse
Kimberley Hutchison

How we define 'sexual exploitation' is fuelling violence against women and girls

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note
Jakob Hafele

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note

Rail fares go up year after year – but it doesn't have to be this way. It's time to fix fares for good
Michael Solomon Williams

Rail fares go up year after year – but it doesn't have to be this way. It's time to fix fares for good

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
Kerry Martin and Emily Burr

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else

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