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Roe v Wade: men benefit from abortion rights too – and should speak about them more
Women hold signs saying
Abortion rights

Roe v Wade: men benefit from abortion rights too – and should speak about them more

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its 'right to buy' scheme for benefits claimants
Seventies blackout
John Bird

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its 'right to buy' scheme for benefits claimants

Robin Ince on tour: Mapplethorpe's Manhattan
manhattan Bridge
Robin Ince

Robin Ince on tour: Mapplethorpe's Manhattan

The Rwanda plan is making me question how safe I really am in the UK 
Refugee Week

The Rwanda plan is making me question how safe I really am in the UK 

Rail strikes signal a growing roar of discontent our government won't be able to silence
Kings Cross station
Paul McNamee

Rail strikes signal a growing roar of discontent our government won't be able to silence

The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
The Palace of Westminster lit up at night, reflected in the Thames
Human rights

The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself

Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too
Student reading in school
Refugee Week

Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too

How the arts is supporting healing in refugees and showcasing their contribution to society
Fatiha El-Ghorri is a comedian with No Direction Home, the London group helping refugees get in to comedy
Refugee Week

How the arts is supporting healing in refugees and showcasing their contribution to society

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family
poverty
John Bird

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family

Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
A nurse in a blue out fit take notes from a patient
Social care

Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point

Prince William: 'Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue'
Prince William
Prince William

Prince William: 'Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue'

The government's food strategy fails to join the dots of a global emergency
Wheatfields
Paul McNamee

The government's food strategy fails to join the dots of a global emergency

Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital

Calum Scott: 'Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write'
Calum Scott. Credit: Tom Cockram
Music

Calum Scott: 'Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write'

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
pegasus bridge war
politics

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
jeff bezos against a black background
social enterprise

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Coventry Cathedral is the symbol of healing we could all use right now
The Baptistry window at Coventry Cathedral
Paul McNamee

Coventry Cathedral is the symbol of healing we could all use right now

The relief of adult ADHD recognition
Central Park, New York
Robin Ince

The relief of adult ADHD recognition

Britain's homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose
Daniel Lavelle
Daniel Lavelle

Britain's homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose

Scotland v Ukraine means so much more than just football
Oleksandr Zinchenko breaks down in the press conference ahead of the World Cup Qualifying game against Scotland
Ukraine

Scotland v Ukraine means so much more than just football

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