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Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
I'm a union organiser in Coventry. Here's how Amazon's 'union busting' works
I'm a union organiser in Coventry. Here's how Amazon's 'union busting' works
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
'Shameful stuff': Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
'Shameful stuff': Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
Keir Starmer's government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
Keir Starmer's government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a 'department for welfare' to a 'department for work'
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a 'department for welfare' to a 'department for work'
PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms
PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms
Letters: I'm an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here's what private school taught me
Letters: I'm an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here's what private school taught me
Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks 'criminalising' poverty: 'Some are out of options'
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks 'criminalising' poverty: 'Some are out of options'
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: 'Good intentions are not enough'
Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: 'Good intentions are not enough'
From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
Workers blame Amazon's 'union-busting' after losing historic union vote: 'This is not the end'
Workers blame Amazon's 'union-busting' after losing historic union vote: 'This is not the end'
What will be in King's Speech? Here's 5 things to look out for – from benefits to conversion therapy
