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How churches are in the vanguard of the struggle to defeat poverty
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
Chris Shannahan

How churches are in the vanguard of the struggle to defeat poverty

How businesses can help young people make the most of their potential
Ian Parkes

How businesses can help young people make the most of their potential

Magid Magid has a three-step guide to how we can improve democracy
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Guest Columnist

Magid Magid has a three-step guide to how we can improve democracy

Paul McNamee: Tomorrow's world starts here, today
House of Lords
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Tomorrow's world starts here, today

Paul McNamee: Turn Brexit down and face the music
Nick Cave in 20,000 Days On Earth
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Turn Brexit down and face the music

John Bird: Sorry John Donne, it looks like we’re all islands after all
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John Bird

John Bird: Sorry John Donne, it looks like we’re all islands after all

Labour sketched out the shape of their future Britain at their conference
Jack Shenker op ed 1378 Corbyn
Jack Shenker

Labour sketched out the shape of their future Britain at their conference

John Bird: Compromise is no-one's idea of destiny
John Bird

John Bird: Compromise is no-one's idea of destiny

Paul McNamee: The insights from inside
Woman in prison
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The insights from inside

Paul McNamee: Saving the planet is kids' stuff
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Saving the planet is kids' stuff

John Bird: The City of London is a stylish totem of European integration
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John Bird

John Bird: The City of London is a stylish totem of European integration

Gaming platform Twitch may be the best place to watch parliamentary debates
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Liam Geraghty

Gaming platform Twitch may be the best place to watch parliamentary debates

John Bird: Another year, another chance to learn from history
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John Bird

John Bird: Another year, another chance to learn from history

Paul McNamee: The public gets what the public wants
Brexit bus
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The public gets what the public wants

An early general election would be dangerous for Boris, says Steve Richards
Boris Steve Richards
Steve Richards

An early general election would be dangerous for Boris, says Steve Richards

Paul McNamee: Bravo Maurice, you’ve given us something to crow about
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Bravo Maurice, you’ve given us something to crow about

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
John Bird: Hey big spenders, try stopping poverty at source
Sajid Javid
John Bird

John Bird: Hey big spenders, try stopping poverty at source

Paul McNamee: Stay open to others. It’s the only way
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Stay open to others. It’s the only way

John Bird: If we don’t find common ground, we face a fight to stop extremism
John Bird

John Bird: If we don’t find common ground, we face a fight to stop extremism

Paul McNamee: Languages can cut through the class gap
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Languages can cut through the class gap