Politics

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: 'It will take hunger out of classroom'
Broccoli in a serving hatch
Child poverty

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: 'It will take hunger out of classroom'

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Letter To My Younger Self

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high
Close Up Of Senior Woman In Wheelchair With Energy Bill By Radiator In Cost Of Living Energy Crisis
Energy bills

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. 'Aping Reform' won't bring them back
Politics

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. 'Aping Reform' won't bring them back

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back
Nick Garland

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Lucy Bannister

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Politics

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say

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?

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Paula Barker MP

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

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'