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Analysis

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

More and more young people fear their health problems will keep them out of the job market and steal their future
Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?

Could the government's disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

Could the government's disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Film

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off

Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Asylum seekers

Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?

Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we're back in 1995
Alan Woodhouse

Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we're back in 1995

Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out
Prime Minister Keir Starmer stands in front of a Union Jack flag
Winter fuel payment

Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
Robin Parker

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker
Film

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker

Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'
Legal aid crisis

Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'

Brits seem apathetic towards Labour's disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?
Keetie Roelen

Brits seem apathetic towards Labour's disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

From an elected president to palaces: Here's what would actually happen if Britain became a republic
Royal family

From an elected president to palaces: Here's what would actually happen if Britain became a republic

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic

What do Trump's tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump
Housing

What do Trump's tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: 'I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for'
Music

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: 'I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Wealth tax

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
10Foot Takeover

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what's happening to our sons online
Holly Green, Dr Daniel Guinness

Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what's happening to our sons online

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