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Opinion

What Lenin got right about capitalism
Painting of Lenin
John Bird

What Lenin got right about capitalism

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'
Liz Truss
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
A majority of the public also wants reforms to stop working parents being priced out of childcare. universal credit
Megan Jarvie

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning
Hourglass
Paul McNamee

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning

We can make our streets greener, happier and safer. This is how
Jon Burke

We can make our streets greener, happier and safer. This is how

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them
The Secret Civil Servant

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them

In a tent in Devon, having a field day
John Bird

In a tent in Devon, having a field day

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome
Protesting the Borders Bill
Enver Solomon

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy
Garden of flowers
Paul McNamee

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
John Bird

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain

Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'

Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on
Paul McNamee

Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on

Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me
Pizza
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me

Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis
elvis
society

Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis

Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity
John Bird

Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak could learn from the Obama summer playlist
obama liz truss rishi sunak
Paul McNamee

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak could learn from the Obama summer playlist

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
40C heatwaves are now reality. It's time to transform our cities
Tree-lined streets. Trees can help cities deal with heatwaves.
Jon Burke

40C heatwaves are now reality. It's time to transform our cities

Britain needs a proper solution to the energy crisis before it's too late
Paul McNamee

Britain needs a proper solution to the energy crisis before it's too late

Renewable energy can bring a bonanza of good jobs and support levelling up
Workers installing solar panels on a roof. Experts told the Government green jobs are key in rebuilding from Covid
Sam Alvis

Renewable energy can bring a bonanza of good jobs and support levelling up

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government
A suitcase of flowers
John Bird

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government

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