Opinion

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
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Carers Week

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services
homelesness services are struggling to deal with the cost of living crisis
Homelessness

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it
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Paul McNamee

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing
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Robin Ince

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing

'Truly sickening': Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
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Letters

'Truly sickening': Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price
Close Up Of Senior Woman In Wheelchair With Energy Bill By Radiator In Cost Of Living Energy Crisis
Rachel Curtis

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
Striking members of Unite and the NEU march on Westminster
John Bird

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Your views: The Renters Reform Bill
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Letters

Your views: The Renters Reform Bill

Even AI can't compute the daft drama of The Night Agent
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Lucy Sweet

Even AI can't compute the daft drama of The Night Agent

Immigration is a positive. It's time the UK accepted that fact.
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Daniel Sohege

Immigration is a positive. It's time the UK accepted that fact.

Brave leadership will be our ticket for change
Blair and Brown
Paul McNamee

Brave leadership will be our ticket for change

The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
The Illegal Migration Bill
Illegal Migration Bill

The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'

There's no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking
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Letters

There's no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it's strangely liberating
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Sam Delaney

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it's strangely liberating

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
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John Bird

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history

Too much power has been grabbed by the bad guys
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Letters

Too much power has been grabbed by the bad guys

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?
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Letters

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend
Phil Ryan
John Bird

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend

Here's what readers had to say about our article on absenteeism in school
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Letters

Here's what readers had to say about our article on absenteeism in school