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Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people's lives difficult

Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people's lives difficult
Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'

Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'
Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally

Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally
Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn

Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'

Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'
Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
DWP's 'automation' of universal credit discriminates against single mums, researchers say

DWP's 'automation' of universal credit discriminates against single mums, researchers say
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits
Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'

Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'
Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story

Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story
Rachel Reeves brings back mandatory housing targets – but Labour has a huge mountain to climb

Rachel Reeves brings back mandatory housing targets – but Labour has a huge mountain to climb
Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government
Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'

Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'
7 ways to make the most of your summer now the 'greyest election of our lifetime' is over
