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Politics

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why

Starmer squandering chance to gain public's trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank
Harry Quilter-Pinner, director of IPPR
Think tanks

Starmer squandering chance to gain public's trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note
Jakob Hafele

Germany's extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note

Why Starmer's cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad
Department for International Development workers delivering UK aid
Khusbu Patel

Why Starmer's cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad

Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it's eroding trust in politics
A man in an orange jacket stands with his arm out while three people look in the background
Communities

Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it's eroding trust in politics

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year's Oscars
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked
Film

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year's Oscars

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
Bobby Duffy

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator

Reform UK's climate denialism could devastate the very towns and cities they want to represent
Nigel Farage giving a speech
David Laister

Reform UK's climate denialism could devastate the very towns and cities they want to represent

Green MP Ellie Chowns: 'Half measures will no longer suffice – we need bold solutions to poverty'
Ellie Chowns

Green MP Ellie Chowns: 'Half measures will no longer suffice – we need bold solutions to poverty'

Inside Ukraine's fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: 'Peace is hard to imagine'
Ukraine Kharkiv bomb shelter
Ukraine

Inside Ukraine's fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: 'Peace is hard to imagine'

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

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