Opinion
The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Any serious plan for renewal must put young people at its heart, starting with helping more than one million out of employment, education or training reach a more positive future, writes The King’s Trust’s RIchard Rigby
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
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Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
Political opinion
What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
Andy Burnham could be Britain’s first mental health-focused prime minister, writes Alexa Knight, director of policy and influencing at Mental Health Foundation
Andy Burnham’s council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat
Andy Burnham’s council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat
Why Britain’s next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Why Britain’s next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Homelessness
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
Poverty
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
Rough sleeping is not an inevitable feature of modern life, writes Paula Barker MP – it’s a policy choice.
Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Sam Delaney
The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated
The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated
A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past
A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past
My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside
My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside
I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability
I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability
John Bird
The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone
How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone
Paul McNamee
After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home
After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home
Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it
Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it
Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
