Opinion
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Joanna Elson, chief executive of Independent Age, writes about how the UK government could bring down the numbers of pensioners living in poverty
Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Top Stories
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
What is it that makes life worth living?
What is it that makes life worth living?
Political opinion
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Mikey Erhardt, of Disability Rights UK, writes about what must change in politics to build disabled people’s trust in 2026
2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Homelessness
Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Poverty
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Joanna Elson, chief executive of Independent Age, writes about how the UK government could bring down the numbers of pensioners living in poverty
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
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
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
Paul McNamee
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
From aubergines to data centres: Here’s what’s going to happen in 2026
