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Opinion
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
The Gauke review calls out how governments have cut prison budgets while ramping up the number of prisoners. Labour has a chance to make a decisive change, writes former drug czar Mike Trace
Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
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The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Political opinion
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
It is the loss of belief in the effectiveness of government itself that registers most worryingly
The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back
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
We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we’re ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Homelessness
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Poverty
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Food bank volunteers are having to face facts, writes Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Sam Delaney
Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?
Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
John Bird
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Paul McNamee
The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense
The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
No, net zero targets didn’t cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail
