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Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
starmer and sunak
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

Disabled renters question Labour’s new housing bill. Will it bring the change needed?
Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
25 community leaders in Leicester came together as part of a Citizens UK initiative to show support and compassion for asylum seekers housed in local hotels.
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
Robin Ince

Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian

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Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
John Bird

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty
Anela Anwar

Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty

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Political opinion

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Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Kemi Badenock and Robert Jenrick
Adam Barnett

Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing

With the focus remaining on culture war and immigration, the candidates for the opposition leadership are struggling to move on
We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right
Youngster throws missile at far-right riot In Rotherham
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right

Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Sanah Ahsan

Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words

Homelessness

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For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here’s why
Harriet Page

For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here’s why

Four things Labour’s new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaking to a man at a homelessness charity in Wales
Rick Henderson

Four things Labour’s new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them
a woman in street light at bus stop
Liz Rutherfoord and Nahar Choudhury

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them

Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here’s how
university students graduating
Greg Hurst

Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here’s how

Poverty

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Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Helen Barnard

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now

Just over two fifths (46%) of people claiming universal credit are either behind on bills or are finding it a constant struggle to keep up with them
Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children’s suffering
Helen Minnis

Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children’s suffering

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
John Bird

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

Sam Delaney

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It’s hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
Marlborough College in Wiltshire
Sam Delaney

It’s hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do

Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time
Sam Delaney

Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Sam Delaney

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig
Liam Gallagher performing at the London leg of his Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour
Sam Delaney

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig

John Bird

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Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
John Bird

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
John Bird

Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
John Bird

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to ‘unnatural intelligence’
'No AI' sign
John Bird

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to ‘unnatural intelligence’

Paul McNamee

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Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out
Paul McNamee

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics
The Olympics and Paralympics symbols at the Bastille square in Paris.
Paul McNamee

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact
Paul McNamee

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 
Paul McNamee

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate