Politics
Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
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Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
People want electric cars and insulated homes but can't afford them, government told
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People want electric cars and insulated homes but can't afford them, government told
How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
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How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
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For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
![Joe Lycett](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1544_JoeLycett.jpg?w=768)
Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
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Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
![Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/50881672251_2777d92989_b-e1670500549607.jpg?w=765)
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
![Scotland flag with hand giving peace sign](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/scotland-2132736.gif?w=768)
The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
‘We’re making disobedience a virtue’ - Guillermo del Toro on Pinocchio
![Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Guillermo-del-Toro-Pinocchio-hero.jpg?w=768)
‘We’re making disobedience a virtue’ - Guillermo del Toro on Pinocchio
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
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The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?
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What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?
Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners
![Jeremy Hunt Autumn Statement on social housing rents](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Jeremy-Hunt-parliament-TV.jpg?w=768)
Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: 'You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre'
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Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: 'You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre'
British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’
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British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’
'My dream is to be a photographer': A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel
![A refugee carries her child back to a tent after visiting a distribution point run by the refugee crisis charity Care4Calais on November 02, 2022 in Dunkerque, France. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1539-CalaisGettyImages-1438433903.jpg?w=768)
'My dream is to be a photographer': A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel
Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest
![George Osborne](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1538_JB_GCJ94J.jpg?w=768)
Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest
Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials
![Matt Hancock](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1538_PaulsColumn.jpg?w=768)
Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials
Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
![Peter Tatchell](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1537_PM_shutterstock_editorial_13015152g.jpg?w=768)
Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
What needs to happen for a general election to be called
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What needs to happen for a general election to be called
Talking about how an emergency came about is not very useful when you are knee deep in the consequences
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