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Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
The Green Party hopes to have four MPs after the next election. Is co-leader Carla Denyer the politician to make the greens mainstream?
Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough
Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
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Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Cost of living crisis
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?
Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?
Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
Housing
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Madness legend Suggs: ‘I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn’t be prouder of the fact’
Madness legend Suggs: ‘I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn’t be prouder of the fact’
Our vendors
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Employment
Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in
Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in
Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’
Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’
Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss
Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss
May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know
May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know
Social justice
Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough
Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Activism
Feeling like change in the UK isn’t possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise
Feeling like change in the UK isn’t possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
Environment
How London’s history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: ‘They have a right to exist’
How London’s history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: ‘They have a right to exist’
Shell just made £6.2bn in quarterly profit. Here’s how that money could be better spent
Shell just made £6.2bn in quarterly profit. Here’s how that money could be better spent
Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
