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Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Elon Musk
Politics

Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'
MP Zarah Sultana
Exclusive

Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
child in a refugee camp
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage's opportunity
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Tim Bale

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage's opportunity

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
My Big Year

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'Trump winning the election? I wouldn't call it iconic…'
My Big Year

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'Trump winning the election? I wouldn't call it iconic…'

Paranoia is back in politics. But today's conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Dan Davison, Sacha Marten

Paranoia is back in politics. But today's conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics
Elon Musk
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'
My Big Year

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: 'If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail'
My Big Year

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: 'If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail'

Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'
My Big Year

Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: 'I was really nervous before the first election debate'
My Big Year

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: 'I was really nervous before the first election debate'

Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I'll work to change that
Josh MacAlister MP in the House of Commons
Josh MacAlister

Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I'll work to change that

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians
Politics

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots
protesters surround a police van
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Khaled Alesmael, an LGBTQ+ writer from Syria
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can 'level up' England in a way the Tories never could
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
Local government

Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can 'level up' England in a way the Tories never could

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
Composite image of politicians Rory Stewart, Eluned Morgan and Carla Denyer
2024

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Paul McNamee

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain
rishi sunak/ child poverty
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain

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