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Opinion

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
John Bird

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

Why is the promise of early office so often commuted into at best a half-arsed moderate success?
Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance
Sam Delaney

Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Gavin Oldham

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Cat Hobbs

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back
Nick Garland

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Lucy Bannister

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights
Keir Starmer
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Paula Barker MP

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
keir starmer labour prime minister
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Daniel Sohege

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
pride flags being waved at a Pride celebration
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth

This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way
Hannah Paylor

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Nigel Farage
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
rachel reeves and keir starmer
Readers' views

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note
Jakob Hafele

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note

Why Starmer's cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad
Department for International Development workers delivering UK aid
Khusbu Patel

Why Starmer's cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
Bobby Duffy

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator

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