Opinion
Choose joy this Christmas
Choose joy this Christmas
Lean into things that bring you comfort over the festive season
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
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Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
Political opinion
Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
‘Youth centres were never a magic solution to deep structural challenges, but they were a lifeline,’ writes Laura Brewis, executive director of We Make Culture in Sunderland
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
Homelessness
Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness
I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness
‘The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire’: The voices behind Labour’s homelessness plan
‘The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire’: The voices behind Labour’s homelessness plan
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Poverty
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Gavin Oldham, chair and founder of The Share Foundation, asks if the money collected in inheritance tax is benefitting those who need it most
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Sam Delaney
Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me
Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
John Bird
My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
Paul McNamee
Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
