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Opinion

Judaism has got a lot more complex in the age of the millennials
Rabbi Jonathan Romain

Judaism has got a lot more complex in the age of the millennials

Paul McNamee: Let's take back control of the streets
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Let's take back control of the streets

John Bird: World history is the list of things we didn’t mean to happen
John Bird

John Bird: World history is the list of things we didn’t mean to happen

How we can make affordable credit available to all who need it
credit debt
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How we can make affordable credit available to all who need it

Paul McNamee: Beating the sugar rush
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Beating the sugar rush

John Bird: When it comes to health, have faith in the alternatives
Charlatans
John Bird

John Bird: When it comes to health, have faith in the alternatives

How human civilisation was built on the seed
Guest Columnist

How human civilisation was built on the seed

Paul McNamee: Pay attention because the roots spread to us all
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Pay attention because the roots spread to us all

The prison careers service is ending and there's no immediate alternative
Guest Columnist

The prison careers service is ending and there's no immediate alternative

To end avoidable hospital admissions prevention is the key
John Bird introduces the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill in the House of Lords
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To end avoidable hospital admissions prevention is the key

Stormzy’s Brit Awards performance is still all I can think about
Guest Columnist

Stormzy’s Brit Awards performance is still all I can think about

Paul McNamee: Celebrate your vendor’s forward-thinking
Big Issue vendor Robin Fabian
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Celebrate your vendor’s forward-thinking

John Bird: Sex and money – the things we should be teaching our kids
John Bird

John Bird: Sex and money – the things we should be teaching our kids

Why one surgeon is a bit squeamish about his profession's bloody past
Guest Columnist

Why one surgeon is a bit squeamish about his profession's bloody past

The waste-full lives of the Roma in Albania
Guest Columnist

The waste-full lives of the Roma in Albania

I told my kids I was too tired to read to them – one man's battle with words
Guest Columnist

I told my kids I was too tired to read to them – one man's battle with words

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Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?
Bracknell Central Library
Guest Columnist

Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?

Paul McNamee: This is why words matter
Child reading Harry Potter book
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: This is why words matter

John Bird: The low-wage economy isn't everyone's cup of tea
Tea
John Bird

John Bird: The low-wage economy isn't everyone's cup of tea

Poverty is an illness, and a sticking plaster won't do
Homeless man on bench
Guest Columnist

Poverty is an illness, and a sticking plaster won't do

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