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Opinion

Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 
Amanda Porter

Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous

Why I'm worrying about everything
Sam Delaney

Why I'm worrying about everything

Our history is way queerer than you think – here's why that matters
Justin Bengry

Our history is way queerer than you think – here's why that matters

'I had to pay £75 for a chopping board': This is how much extra being disabled costs me
A woman in a wheelchair cutting food on a kitchen counter
Philippa Willitts

'I had to pay £75 for a chopping board': This is how much extra being disabled costs me

Here's the glaring problem with the government's approach to economic growth
Will Snell

Here's the glaring problem with the government's approach to economic growth

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
man and baby's hand
Marvyn Harrison

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Starmer and Phillipson at a school
Dr Sara Reis

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why
Paul McNamee

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Manchester
Sophie Flinders

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

No, Gen Z aren't lazy workers – they just don't want your jobs
A young person slouches while working on a MacBook
Rose Marley

No, Gen Z aren't lazy workers – they just don't want your jobs

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
Robin Ince

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
people experiencing homelessness also face stigma
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or 'greenlash' – unless Labour acts quickly
Wind farm shows wind turbines against a sunset - to illustrate a story about Net Zero plans
Niamh O Regan

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or 'greenlash' – unless Labour acts quickly

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Simon Kitchen

Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
Person holding somebody's hand in hospital
Fiona Hazell

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change

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