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Abortion is not fully legal in the UK, despite what we may think. That needs to change.
Hannah Barham-Brown

Abortion is not fully legal in the UK, despite what we may think. That needs to change.

How to separate who you are from what you do
Simone Stolzoff

How to separate who you are from what you do

Austerity was something we simply could not afford
2010 general election campaign. Image: Glenn Copus/Evening Standard/Shutterstock
John Bird

Austerity was something we simply could not afford

How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health
Close-up of woman's hands with empty wallet and utility bills.Many utility bills, coins and hands in a warm sweater holding an open wallet;
universal basic income

How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health

We must trust our universal basic instinct
Paul McNamee

We must trust our universal basic instinct

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?
Jay Blades of The Repair Shop in his workshop
Lucy Sweet

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?

Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country
Caroline Lucas
Alex Phillips

Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
trussell trust food banks
Sabine Goodwin

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?

'Why are we being penalised?': A reader's retirement has brought unexpected hardship
A piggy bank and some stacked coins
Letters

'Why are we being penalised?': A reader's retirement has brought unexpected hardship

'I have no idea what happens to people like us': Your response to the Renters Reform Bill
Illustration of a house with a lifebelt around it
Letters

'I have no idea what happens to people like us': Your response to the Renters Reform Bill

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?
Pegasus cup
John Bird

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?

'I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself': More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections
A person in a wheelchair
Letters

'I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself': More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
Hands holding
Carers Week

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services
homelesness services are struggling to deal with the cost of living crisis
Homelessness

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it
A person with a walking stick
Paul McNamee

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it

As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing
A microphone with stage lights in the background
Robin Ince

As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Truly sickening': Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
A miniature figurine businessman looking down on an information booklet for department for work and pensions
Letters

'Truly sickening': Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price
Close Up Of Senior Woman In Wheelchair With Energy Bill By Radiator In Cost Of Living Energy Crisis
Rachel Curtis

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
Striking members of Unite and the NEU march on Westminster
John Bird

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

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