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Politics

Brits don't trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?
Boris Johnson legacy
Trust

Brits don't trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
The cast of Netflix's Zero Day
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Lib Dem MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

How do you kiss a Tory? Here's what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
Relationships

How do you kiss a Tory? Here's what your political beliefs mean for your sex life

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

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

How do we stop AI becoming an 'engine of inequality', and make it a force for good?
Artificial intelligence

How do we stop AI becoming an 'engine of inequality', and make it a force for good?

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
Mike Rayment

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?

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

'Your hands are bloody': What Serbia's major anti-corruption protests mean for the country's future
Protesters in Serbia holding up a sign which translates as 'Your hands are bloody
Protest

'Your hands are bloody': What Serbia's major anti-corruption protests mean for the country's future

'We get sick, Meta get rich': Why the 'guinea pig generation' wants Labour to tax social media giants
Social Media

'We get sick, Meta get rich': Why the 'guinea pig generation' wants Labour to tax social media giants

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

Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Water

Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it
chancellor Rachel Reeves
Housing crisis

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it

Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher
Steve Coogan as Brian Walden, alongside Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher, in Channel 4 drama Brian and Maggie
TV

Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Sybil Bell

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'
Images of musicians performing live in Hot Box, Chelmsford
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'

In politics, Starmer's seriousness will always trump Donald's showmanship
Paul McNamee

In politics, Starmer's seriousness will always trump Donald's showmanship

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism

'In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too': How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
social media

'In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too': How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk

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