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Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
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Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
person looking out of window
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Calvin Demba, star of Netflix's Supacell
TV

Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
Dr Jennifer Walters

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
'no more years of hurt' on a scarf - women's aid domestic abuse at the euros campaign imagery
Teresa Parker

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, speaks at an event
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'

Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
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Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it
Sir William Beveridge.
John Bird

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there
man and baby's hand
Domestic abuse

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there

Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations
keir starmer visits a school
Sophie Howe

Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
A health worker wearing PPE
A modest proposal

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son
General Election 2024

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Big Issue vendors, frontline staff and campaigners with placards calling for an end to poverty on Westminster Bridge.
General election 2024

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
A street sign on a wall for Downing Street in London
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand

Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'
General election 2024

Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
Learning Disability Week 2024

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
Sunak and Starmer debate
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig
Liam Gallagher performing at the London leg of his Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour
Sam Delaney

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig

This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence
Learning disability week 2024

This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence

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