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The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
Democracy

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

Changes to the Senedd’s voting system will make smaller parties a bigger force in Wales. Here's what it means for Reform and Plaid Cymru
Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights
Keir Starmer
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children's Bill amendment
Lord John Bird, photographed for the Big Issue in 2024.
Child poverty

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children's Bill amendment

The Honesty Box's Vicky Pattison: 'I grew up understanding you never vote Tory'
Big Questions

The Honesty Box's Vicky Pattison: 'I grew up understanding you never vote Tory'

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
Paula Barker MP

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts

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Disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support', Starmer told by his own MPs: 'Cuts create poverty'
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support', Starmer told by his own MPs: 'Cuts create poverty'

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
keir starmer labour prime minister
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Daniel Sohege

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative

'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us
Nigel Farage
Politics

'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Exclusive

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
pride flags being waved at a Pride celebration
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician's lies should be seen as abuse. Here's how we can create a climate of truth

Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for 'significant hit' from Trump's tariff war
Tariffs

Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for 'significant hit' from Trump's tariff war

This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection

'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained
Germany

'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained

Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer
Donald Trump giving a speech with his hands either side of his face
Global Recession

Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer

Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs will unleash a 'world of pain' on ordinary people, experts warn
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs will unleash a 'world of pain' on ordinary people, experts warn

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way
Hannah Paylor

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Corruption

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

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Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Nigel Farage
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
rachel reeves and keir starmer
Readers' views

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits

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