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Opinion

How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
John Bird

How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits
keir starmer
Ruth Patrick

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS
Mike Phillips

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
child in a refugee camp
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
food banks
Sabine Goodwin

How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage's opportunity
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Tim Bale

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage's opportunity

The growth of rewilding in Britain offers hope for a wilder future in 2025
Protesters at the Restore Nature Now march
Rebecca Wrigley

The growth of rewilding in Britain offers hope for a wilder future in 2025

DWP's bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025
dwp/ spying
Susannah Copson

DWP's bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025

The world of work is changing. Will 2025 be the tipping point for the four-day working week?
Sam Hunt

The world of work is changing. Will 2025 be the tipping point for the four-day working week?

Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
a hand holding house keys
Alex Smith

Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
children's health
Lynn Perry

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
Image of Shurooq, a 31-year-old displaced mother, who was forced to flee from the north of Gaza at the start of the war and is currently sheltering in a school with her family
Riham Jafari

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
slavery still exists in the modern world poster
Helen Ball

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?

'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
Images of Aaron Plummer (left), Tommy Jessop (middle) and Sas Granville (right)
Tommy Jessop, Aaron Plummer and Sas Granville

'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
Surfers Against Sewage
Dani Jordan

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees
Counter-protesters react to a far-right protest outside an asylum seeker hotel
Emine Yoca

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
single parent with child
Ruth Talbot

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?
Two people walking in a public space, their faces blurred with localised squares over their faces, facial recognition systems
Lou Gilmond

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
Richard Kramer

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?

There's reasons to be hopeful about tackling climate change in 2025 – honestly
Energy security and net zero secretary Ed Miliband, who is leading the UK's efforts to fight climate change
Bob Ward

There's reasons to be hopeful about tackling climate change in 2025 – honestly

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