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Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Crossbench peer and Big Issue founder Lord John Bird
Child poverty

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets ‘would not in themselves drive reductions in poverty’
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
Disability benefits

‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts

Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
Kneecap

Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech

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Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
Disability benefits

Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’

What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
China

What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned
Reform UK leader and Clacton candidate Nigel Farage
Renaud Foucart

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
John Bird

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

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

Analysis

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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’

Future generations

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Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
a boy in school uniform eating a carrot
Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
keir starmer visits a school
Sophie Howe

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Free school meals illustration
Week of action

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why

Brexit

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I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Paul McNamee

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Conservative Party

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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’

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Conservative shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake at the Renters' Rights Bill third reading
Renting

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Tim Bale

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
rishi sunak/ child poverty
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters: A mortgage lender's window advertising buy-to-let products
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
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Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
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Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over

Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
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Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know

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Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue

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When will mortgage rates go down?

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
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Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

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