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'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'
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'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'

The director of fostering at Barnardo's highlights a growing lack of carers, and readers respond to recent reporting
'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'
prime minister Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
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'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good
an illustration representing social media
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Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'
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'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'

Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
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Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it

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Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?
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Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?

Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
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Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 
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Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
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Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold

Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me 
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Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me 

Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead
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Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
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Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND

Letters: 'Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa'
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Letters: 'Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa'

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
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Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life

Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let's make it a kinder place 
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Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let's make it a kinder place 

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
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From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
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Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

It's the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?
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It's the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?

How much will you spend on Christmas?
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How much will you spend on Christmas?

Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me
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Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
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Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

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Letters: Maybe it's time the BBC monolith was split 
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Letters: Maybe it's time the BBC monolith was split 

Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the 'vibes era'? Make it make sense!
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Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the 'vibes era'? Make it make sense!

Letters: AI can't replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
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Letters: AI can't replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care

Letters: I'd be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
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Letters: I'd be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country