Budget

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

Insecure housing and poor health are not inevitable outcomes but political choices. The Scottish government has the power to make real change, writes the CEO of Homeless Network Scotland
Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go
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Vikki Brownridge

Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Britain's cruel war on single mums must end. It's time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
Ruth Talbot

Britain's cruel war on single mums must end. It's time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it

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

Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
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Two-child benefit cap

Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why
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John Bird

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns
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These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns

Jeremy Hunt didn't mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us
Rachel Charlton-Dailey 

Jeremy Hunt didn't mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us

'Missed opportunity:' From taxes to airline fees, what does Hunt's Spring Budget mean for the planet?
Spring budget

'Missed opportunity:' From taxes to airline fees, what does Hunt's Spring Budget mean for the planet?

Fat jokes and short-term thinking: Experts react to Jeremy Hunt's 'sticking plaster' Spring Budget
Jeremy Hunt delivering his 2024 spring budget
Spring Budget

Fat jokes and short-term thinking: Experts react to Jeremy Hunt's 'sticking plaster' Spring Budget

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise
Gordon Brown
Cost of living crisis

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise

Budget 2021: What it means for furlough, stamp duty, rent and household bills
Rishi Sunak Budget
Money

Budget 2021: What it means for furlough, stamp duty, rent and household bills

The Big Issue breaks down Rishi Sunak's Budget
Rishi Sunak James Veysey/Shutterstock
Politics

The Big Issue breaks down Rishi Sunak's Budget

Hammond gives Spring Statement period poverty and affordable housing boost
Politics

Hammond gives Spring Statement period poverty and affordable housing boost

The government does not have the money to end austerity
Politics

The government does not have the money to end austerity

A budget bandaging wounds won’t end austerity
Politics

A budget bandaging wounds won’t end austerity

The Autumn Budget: Our Big Issues
Politics

The Autumn Budget: Our Big Issues

Paul McNamee: We'll get things done on the quiet
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: We'll get things done on the quiet