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The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: 'There's more need than ever'
NUFC Fans Foodbank volunteer outside Newcastle United St James' Park stadium
Food poverty

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: 'There's more need than ever'

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be 'humbling' and how we can all restore hope
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TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be 'humbling' and how we can all restore hope

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
Mental health

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that

Why I switched sides to stop UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Members of South Lakes Action on Climate Change celebrate preventing a coal mine in Cumbria
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
Books

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
Sewage pollution

Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can't breed where the light shines
Homelessness

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can't breed where the light shines

Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool
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Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'
Traffic on the M25 during a Just Stop Oil protest
Climate activism

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'

DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
dwp jobcentre security guards on the picket line
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Books

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'
Housing

Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
Books

'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?

Liz Carr: 'I was told all the time I wouldn't live to be old – and I believed it'
Liz Carr
Letter To My Younger Self

Liz Carr: 'I was told all the time I wouldn't live to be old – and I believed it'

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self 'wanted to die'
Liz Carr
Disability rights

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self 'wanted to die'

Feeling like change in the UK isn't possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise
Activism

Feeling like change in the UK isn't possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise

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