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Opinion

Read Labour leader Keir Starmer's speech 'A New Chapter for Britain'
Keir Starmer stands at the dispatch box in the House of Commons
Keir Starmer

Read Labour leader Keir Starmer's speech 'A New Chapter for Britain'

Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes
Jonn Elledge

Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes

'Institutional thoughtlessness': A catchy new name for the old boys club
Boris Johnson's Cabinet
Paul McNamee

'Institutional thoughtlessness': A catchy new name for the old boys club

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting
Cambridge Central Library
John Bird

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting

What can Charles Darwin teach us about Covid?
Darwin Day: Charles Darwin
Andrew Copson

What can Charles Darwin teach us about Covid?

Apprenticeship Week brings a message of hope
David Phillips

Apprenticeship Week brings a message of hope

The kids aren't alright. And they deserve better
Paul McNamee

The kids aren't alright. And they deserve better

Social Echo... an idea that's taking flight
TBI_shop_Social-Echo_hero
John Bird

Social Echo... an idea that's taking flight

Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers
George Osborne holds the red budget box outside downing street
Jonn Elledge

Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers

If nothing else, this lockdown could be when we learn to sleep better
Paul McNamee

If nothing else, this lockdown could be when we learn to sleep better

Our NHS workers are the most valuable resource we have. We must protect them
NHS workers help a patient in a hospital.
Dr Jeeves Wijesuriya

Our NHS workers are the most valuable resource we have. We must protect them

Low wages are the bedrock of our housing woes
John Bird

Low wages are the bedrock of our housing woes

Student mental health is plummeting without guidance or support
A young woman sits with her head in her hands, looking at a laptop
Darcey Edkins

Student mental health is plummeting without guidance or support

The time for a Covid inquiry is now, before more failures cost more lives
Boris Johnson stands at a podium with government warnings, with his head bowed
Paul Mason

The time for a Covid inquiry is now, before more failures cost more lives

Without support, freelance musicians will continue falling into hardship
Freelance musician Róisín Walters fell foul of the strict eligibility criteria for aid.
Hugh Morris

Without support, freelance musicians will continue falling into hardship

For too long we have been looking at diversity the wrong way
Netflix blockbuster Bridgerton has it right, argues Marcus Ryder.
Marcus Ryder

For too long we have been looking at diversity the wrong way

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Women's work is the bedrock of society - it's time ministers support them
Woman's hand on an elderly person's arm. The Universal Credit increase must be kept to support those in low-paid jobs
Anna Johnston

Women's work is the bedrock of society - it's time ministers support them

In these pressurised Covid times, a little common courtesy can go a long way
Laptop showing video call
Andy Lopata

In these pressurised Covid times, a little common courtesy can go a long way

We need more than money to tackle the big challenges we face
Mariana Mazzucato

We need more than money to tackle the big challenges we face

If we really wanted to save the planet, we would stop building roads
Professor John Whitelegg

If we really wanted to save the planet, we would stop building roads