Poverty

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Social mobility

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

TV historian David Olusoga calls for urgent action to reverse increasing inequality as he launches new series on the history of the United Kingdom

Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge
Homelessness

Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge

During the last general election the Tories promised to end rough sleeping by 2024. But a new report by a panel of experts predicts that the government will fail

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

From Sainsbury’s to Aldi, some major retailers have started checking shoppers’ receipts before they leave the store.

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Disability Rights UK

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases

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Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution
Opinion

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution

Applications open for Big Issue Invest’s fourth Social Impact Investment Fund
Big Issue Invest

Applications open for Big Issue Invest’s fourth Social Impact Investment Fund

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
Cost of Living Crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
Pensions

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Cost of Living

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids

Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign
End Housing Insecurity Now

Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign

Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 
John Bird

Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks
Debt

‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
Universal credit

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
Paul McNamee

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Universal credit

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

Kalvin Phillips: ‘This generation of players can inspire young people’
Interview

Kalvin Phillips: ‘This generation of players can inspire young people’

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Week of action

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

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Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’
Miniseries

Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?
John Bird

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
Carers Week

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Inequality

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?