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The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people's lives
rachel reeves preparing for autumn budget
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people's lives

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'

Labour's autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
rachel reeves
Mikey Erhardt

Labour's autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure
prison leavers
Sid Madge

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done
Simon Blake

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done

We live in a golden moment for African cinema. It reminds us films are not just about entertainment
Keith Shiri

We live in a golden moment for African cinema. It reminds us films are not just about entertainment

Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
Pensioner Rob can't retire because he's renting
Joanna Elson

Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless

Pushing mentally ill people from their hospital beds and into offices will only make things worse
Dr Claire Ashley

Pushing mentally ill people from their hospital beds and into offices will only make things worse

Poverty has become everyday. It's time to give our children some hope
Paul McNamee

Poverty has become everyday. It's time to give our children some hope

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
A small child's hand holds an adult's finger
Rachael McKeown

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to extend rough sleeping funding to help homelessness services
Max Steuer

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax

Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It's a punishment for the young
chancellor Rachel Reeves
Angus Hanton

Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It's a punishment for the young

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean
Eleanor Shearer

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour's budget
rachel reeves
Amanda Light

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour's budget

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'
Fin DAC
Fin DAC

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
Robin Ince

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
John Bird

Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'
Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare in BBC1's Mr Loverman
Ariyon Bakare

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation
disabled people working/ disability pay gap
Harriet Edwards

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Paul McNamee

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with

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