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There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill
Future generations bill
John Bird

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell
Bernard Coard

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Victorian housing in the UK housing market
John Bird

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age
Biden our time: Like the current US president, we might be working well past retirement age Image:Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
Laura Whateley

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age

The peaceful ‘Battle of Kenmure Street’ is a day we will never forget
Eileen Reid

The peaceful ‘Battle of Kenmure Street’ is a day we will never forget

Universal Credit: How algorithms pose a threat to accessing benefits
Algorithms could make the process of claiming Universal Credit inherently unfair. Image credit: Geralt / Pixabay
Lee Coppack and Joanna Bates

Universal Credit: How algorithms pose a threat to accessing benefits

How will we pay for everything if there is no tax?
We need a new tax system for the digital age, writes financial writer Dominic Frisby. Image credit: Public Domain Picture / Pixabay
Dominic Frisby

How will we pay for everything if there is no tax?

To fix the high street, we have to think local
200-year-old Debenhams was just one causality of the high street. Image credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images
Vidhya Alakeson

To fix the high street, we have to think local

‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’
Children's mental health needs more attention
Amy Smith

‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’

Nursing stereotypes have been shattered by the pandemic
Anne Marie Rafferty

Nursing stereotypes have been shattered by the pandemic

What do the 2021 election results mean for homelessness in the UK?
Those who are rough sleeping and homeless must be protected, the government have been told. Credit: Roger A Smith
Liam Kirkaldy

What do the 2021 election results mean for homelessness in the UK?

We must break the link between mental health and poverty
Mental health problems are on the rise and linked to universal credit
Katie Pybus

We must break the link between mental health and poverty

How can we make workplace mental health a post-pandemic priority?
How do we make mental health a priority in the workplace? Image credit: Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash
Cate Sevilla

How can we make workplace mental health a post-pandemic priority?

Work isn’t working. It’s time for a reset
It’s time for a reset, says Elizabeth Uviebinen. Image credit: Piqsels
Elizabeth Uviebinené

Work isn’t working. It’s time for a reset

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now
John Bird

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now

Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids
Paul McNamee

Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The SNP's fourth consecutive election victory won't guarantee independence
Jamie Maxwell

The SNP's fourth consecutive election victory won't guarantee independence

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise
labour election results
Jonn Elledge

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise

Why the next London Mayor must address LGBT homelessness
Bex Shorunke

Why the next London Mayor must address LGBT homelessness

My Windrush friend Stewart taught me how to oppose racism
22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
John Bird

My Windrush friend Stewart taught me how to oppose racism