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Opinion
Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we’re back in 1995
Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we’re back in 1995
Thirty years ago Britpop was taking off, and Jarvis Cocker and the Gallagher brothers dominated the summer line-up
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap
Top Stories
Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat
Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat
Political opinion
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
If you’re banning bonuses for failing water bosses, you should be banning all shareholder payouts from failing water companies
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Homelessness
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Poverty
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Food bank volunteers are having to face facts, writes Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Sam Delaney
Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?
Do men struggle with friendships because we’re too competitive?
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
John Bird
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
Paul McNamee
Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense
The flowers are listening – so we’d better start talking sense
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
