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The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
an illustration of a post office logo
Post Office

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'

The Post Office is struggling since the privatisation of Royal Mail left many sub-postmasters unable to turn a profit. It's time for reform
Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money
Autumn budget

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Autumn budget

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow
Politics

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?
Trust

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?

What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail
a pitchfork in the soil at an allotment
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement

It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'
Images of George Osborne and Rachel Reeves holding the budget box. Images: Flickr/ HM Treasury
Inflation

It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president
Kamala Harris
Politics

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns
Politics

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats
Politics

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite
General Election 2024

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
Sunak and Starmer debate
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
Keir Starmer, U-turn, broken promises
Labour

All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools

Why Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour's future
Jeremy Hunt, spring budget
Politics

Why Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour's future

Why Starmer's £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power
Politics

Why Starmer's £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power

From Boris to Starmer: The man behind Jonathan Pie takes on 2023's wildest political moments
Jonathan Pie
Politics

From Boris to Starmer: The man behind Jonathan Pie takes on 2023's wildest political moments