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Society

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Mental health

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Deep Listening transforms relationships, workplaces and societies. Here's how to practice it yourself
A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect
George Wendt as Norm in sitcom Cheers
TV

A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

In the real world, kindness and cooperation will always triumph over political combat
John Bird

In the real world, kindness and cooperation will always triumph over political combat

Robin Ince: 'Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection'
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: 'Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning
Stopgap politics - John Bird
John Bird

Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning

The failures of education in prison are criminal
Amanda Spielman
Amanda Spielman

The failures of education in prison are criminal

Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it's not a 1950s I recognise
Bill Nighy in Living
John Bird

Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it's not a 1950s I recognise

How we lost sight of the Beveridge Principles
William Beveridge
Dr Lee Gregory

How we lost sight of the Beveridge Principles

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism
Laura Bates on BetterPod
violence against women

BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism

Supreme Court allows Scotland to set minimum price for alcohol
News

Supreme Court allows Scotland to set minimum price for alcohol

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