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DWP's bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025
DWP's bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025
The world of work is changing. Will 2025 be the tipping point for the four-day working week?
The world of work is changing. Will 2025 be the tipping point for the four-day working week?
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
'The world needs more kindness': People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income
We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say
Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears
DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears
'We all deserve magic': Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
'We all deserve magic': Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer... How Gen Z must envy us!
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer... How Gen Z must envy us!
'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it's brought bias and hunger