Opinion
The Building Safety Bill is clearly unjust if it can’t protect leaseholders

The Building Safety Bill is clearly unjust if it can’t protect leaseholders
Two-child limit on benefits puts policy over reality for struggling parents

Two-child limit on benefits puts policy over reality for struggling parents
The racist backlash against Rashford, Sancho and Saka was inevitable

The racist backlash against Rashford, Sancho and Saka was inevitable
I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty

I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty
Lockdowns have bred selfishness. Now we need the opposite

Lockdowns have bred selfishness. Now we need the opposite
Young asylum seekers deserve a voice in deciding the UK’s future

Young asylum seekers deserve a voice in deciding the UK’s future
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Why scientists are getting behind the Future Generations Bill

Why scientists are getting behind the Future Generations Bill
Barry Gardiner: Why legislation is needed to crack down on fire and rehire

Barry Gardiner: Why legislation is needed to crack down on fire and rehire
‘Libraries are at the forefront of combatting loneliness and inequality’

‘Libraries are at the forefront of combatting loneliness and inequality’
Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library

Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library
Gentrification pleases the investor but does nothing for the people

Gentrification pleases the investor but does nothing for the people
Why criticism or disapproval shouldn’t be dismissed as ‘cancel culture’

Why criticism or disapproval shouldn’t be dismissed as ‘cancel culture’
Culture wars: A minister’s new favourite tool for misdirection

Culture wars: A minister’s new favourite tool for misdirection
The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities among workers

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities among workers
Why real England fans will cheer — not boo — the team at Euro 2020

Why real England fans will cheer — not boo — the team at Euro 2020
The G7 summit and our holiday season show the fragility of emergency housing

The G7 summit and our holiday season show the fragility of emergency housing
Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue’s goal was the same

Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue’s goal was the same
Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished

Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished
Britain, like Tim Martin, has to learn to make hospitality a viable career

Britain, like Tim Martin, has to learn to make hospitality a viable career
No more Brum Brum: Why Birmingham needs to end its love affair with cars

No more Brum Brum: Why Birmingham needs to end its love affair with cars
The roots of the impending eviction crisis are clear

The roots of the impending eviction crisis are clear
Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
Closing Sheffield’s archaeology department is a symptom of something darker

Closing Sheffield’s archaeology department is a symptom of something darker
What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings

What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings
Fixing free school meals won’t end child poverty, but it’s a start

Fixing free school meals won’t end child poverty, but it’s a start
Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle

Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle
If everything else is opening, why not universities?

If everything else is opening, why not universities?
After election rhetoric, Scotland’s poverty pledges must be more than words
