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Opinion

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
children's health
Lynn Perry

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
Image of Shurooq, a 31-year-old displaced mother, who was forced to flee from the north of Gaza at the start of the war and is currently sheltering in a school with her family
Riham Jafari

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
slavery still exists in the modern world poster
Helen Ball

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?

'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
Images of Aaron Plummer (left), Tommy Jessop (middle) and Sas Granville (right)
Tommy Jessop, Aaron Plummer and Sas Granville

'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
Surfers Against Sewage
Dani Jordan

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees
Counter-protesters react to a far-right protest outside an asylum seeker hotel
Emine Yoca

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
single parent with child
Ruth Talbot

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?
Two people walking in a public space, their faces blurred with localised squares over their faces, facial recognition systems
Lou Gilmond

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
Richard Kramer

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?

There's reasons to be hopeful about tackling climate change in 2025 – honestly
Energy security and net zero secretary Ed Miliband, who is leading the UK's efforts to fight climate change
Bob Ward

There's reasons to be hopeful about tackling climate change in 2025 – honestly

Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
a person sleeping on a dark street
Bridget Young

Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025

The Renters' Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Ben Twomey

The Renters' Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income
Stock image of cash and coins
Zack Polanski

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income

Paranoia is back in politics. But today's conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Dan Davison, Sacha Marten

Paranoia is back in politics. But today's conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Community Payback supervisor Mick Howe
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings
Paul McNamee

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The root causes of the UK's racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
Tim Naor Hilton

The root causes of the UK's racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics
Elon Musk
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics

Homelessness doesn't have to rise in 2025 – here's what can be done to turn the tide
The Salvation Army worker with a man who has experienced homelessness
Nick Redmore

Homelessness doesn't have to rise in 2025 – here's what can be done to turn the tide

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
food bank/ universal credit
Helen Barnard

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025

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