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Opinion

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness
Charlotte Talbott

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness

I watched all the documentaries about Lidl so you don't have to
Lucy Sweet

I watched all the documentaries about Lidl so you don't have to

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
keir starmer labour leader
Sabine Goodwin

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government

Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street
Tayyaba Siddiqui

Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you

Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
labour keir starmer
Helen Barnard

Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty

No, it isn't middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election
Kasmira Kincaid

No, it isn't middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election

People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it's a stain on our conscience
Wethersfield
Alba Kapoor and Hannah Marwood

People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it's a stain on our conscience

What happens if the Tories win?
Rishi Sunak after calling the 4 July general election
Adam Barnett

What happens if the Tories win?

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good
Dr Tom Kerridge

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
rishi sunak at an election rally
Mikey Erhardt

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day
A polling station sign hangs on a wire fence outside a building
Jane Frost

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day

Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it
John Bird

Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect
person with head in hands
Sarah Cunningham

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect

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

Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn't the new normal
Keir Starmer in front of Labour's campaign bus with the 'change' slogan written on the side
Clare Moriarty

Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn't the new normal

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8)
Mark Anthony

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag

I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
mum with two children
Chris

I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?

How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats
REM in Chicago in 1983
Culture

How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats

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