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Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
No, Gen Z aren't lazy workers – they just don't want your jobs
No, Gen Z aren't lazy workers – they just don't want your jobs
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: 'What a failure'
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: 'What a failure'
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an 'assault' on the 'disabled, sick and elderly'
DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an 'assault' on the 'disabled, sick and elderly'
Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready
'We're overdue an update:' A four-day working week will be 'the norm' in five years, most Brits say
'We're overdue an update:' A four-day working week will be 'the norm' in five years, most Brits say
Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK's entertainment economy is changing
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK's entertainment economy is changing
DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'
DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture
I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture
Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?
Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
We can't expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
We can't expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
