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

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

One of 42 Labour MPs to break ranks and say they cannot support the government's benefits cuts, Paula Barker says Treasury orthodoxy cannot dictate policy at the expense of constituents
We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Covent Garden street performers pose together
Melvyn Altwarg and Peter Kolofsky

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
Greg Barradale

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
John Bird

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned

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When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
SWIM provides culturally responsive support to Afro-Caribbean and other ethnic minority communities navigating complex challenges around housing, criminal justice, substance use, and systemic exclusion across the UK
Peter Merrifield

When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
keir starmer labour prime minister
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means
Liberty protesters outside the Court of Appeal after protest law success
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course
prime minister Keir Starmer standing in front of members of the armed forces
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Kate Ford and Susan Michaelis
Kate Ford

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?

No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail
Paul McNamee

No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people
Renters protest high rents in London
Nye Jones

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people

AI therapy surprised me. But I won't be ditching my human therapist just yet
Sam Delaney

AI therapy surprised me. But I won't be ditching my human therapist just yet

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
Robin Parker

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change
a glass of beer in the sun
Ash Singleton

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Daniel Sohege

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
destruction in gaza
Riham Jafari

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn't prepared
Tony Blair
Bob Ward

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn't prepared

The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now
John Bird

The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now

Brits seem apathetic towards Labour's disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?
Keetie Roelen

Brits seem apathetic towards Labour's disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
Paul McNamee

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Awful April: The new financial year bill increases are hitting millions hard – what can be done?
debt
Richard Lane

Awful April: The new financial year bill increases are hitting millions hard – what can be done?

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge
Lucy Sweet

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge

I've been priced out of living in London – it shouldn't take extraordinary luck just to live here
social housing resident G15
David Kingsley

I've been priced out of living in London – it shouldn't take extraordinary luck just to live here

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
pride flags being waved at a Pride celebration
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

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