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I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
Victoria Roscow found out she had HIV when she was pregnant. This World AIDS Day, she shares her story from the initial shock and shame to teaching the world about HIV and working to end stigma
I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
A woman who struggles with a severe phobia and chronic pain shares her traumatic experience fighting the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over a benefits decision
‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK
‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK
IDLES singer-songwriter Joe Talbot has seen the nation turn away from love, which has only made him more determined to embrace it on new album TANGK
Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: ‘I couldn’t understand it’
Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: ‘I couldn’t understand it’
Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition
Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’
‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’
Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Menopause at 36: ‘I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed’
Menopause at 36: ‘I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed’
Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art
Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art
I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
