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'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'
A Pride flag
Letters

'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'

Pride Month gets plenty of attention, says a reader. Why can't we do the same for homelessness?
How to have a seaside holiday without making homelessness worse
Tim Williamson

How to have a seaside holiday without making homelessness worse

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
teacher with kids doing drama
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Five ways to support autistic people on Autistic Pride Day
Alexis Quinn

Five ways to support autistic people on Autistic Pride Day

'As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners'
Mark Handford

'As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners'

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I'm a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Ayman Eckford
Ayman Eckford

I'm a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
young people walking together
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'
Letters

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock MP signing the Power of Youth Charter
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
a mamkeshift bed outside a home where someone may sleep rough
Steven MacKenzie

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
A statue temporarily erected in Parliament Square, statue showing Marwan Barghouti with handcuffed hands forming a peace sign
Alice Horrell

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise
Manchester City support Alex Timperley
World Cup

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here's why it could save lives
A woman receiving a vaccine. Image: Unsplash
Sharon Hodgson

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here's why it could save lives

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
the St George's Flag
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'
Street Football Wales footballers at the Homeless World Cup
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
dwp
Ross Barrett

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
Henry VIII
John Bird

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'
prime minister Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
Letters

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'

'Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not'
Thea Jaffe outside Number 10.
Thea Jaffe

'Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not'

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Fraser Wilson

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty
Books

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty

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The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
Holding hands on hospital bed
Becca Stacey

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 

I'm fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause
John Bird

I'm fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
A woman sat on a green knitted lion at Green Hustle Festival
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good
an illustration representing social media
Letters

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good