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What next, Keir Starmer?
If Starmer can pivot decisively toward a politics of fairness, he may yet turn survival into renewal.
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Guaranteeing the essentials: How Britain could end crisis-level poverty
With millions struggling to afford food, utilities and essentials, a protected minimum floor for benefits could provide a lifeline and reduce reliance…
Feb 14
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Kevin Gopal
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This is how we fix Universal Credit
The basic rate of benefit support falls woefully short – Iain Porter, senior policy advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explains what needs to…
Feb 12
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Unsung Britain: a wake up call over sliding living standards buried under Westminster drama
Despite the talk of wages stagnating, living standards falling, it was telling that as usual the media just wanted to know if Andy Burnham supported…
Feb 12
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Zoe Grunewald
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Child poverty is racialised – we won't end the crisis until this is acknowledged
At the National Energy Action conference, fuel poverty’s human cost was clear. Those shaping policy must confront who is being hit hardest.
Feb 12
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Natalie Morris
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Notes from the North: Saved from climate change by the local authority, councillors fear physical attacks and threats
Latest on our exclusive, agenda-setting and award-winning journalism in the North of England.
Feb 12
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Lead Editors
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Reform Watch: Neo-Nazi AI slop, free speech rows and more on Matt Goodwin
Each week we cast our eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
Feb 12
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The Lead
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Ella Glover
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Luke Beardsworth
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Keir Starmer cannot pretend this is a passing storm
To have any hope of remaining in Number 10, the prime minister must reset his relationship with his own MPs
Feb 10
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Zoe Grunewald
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It takes a village: How to make parenting less lonely
The ‘village’, as we once knew it, has disintegrated. These are the people building a new one from the ground up.
Feb 7
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Natalie Morris
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"Connection and community": How can we make parenting better?
Motherhood expert Alex Bollen explores the specific challenges of modern parenting – and the social and structural changes that would make a positive…
Feb 6
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Natalie Morris
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The Lead Untangles: Who are the far-right figures mentioned in the Epstein files?
From Nick Candy to Elon Musk, we dig into who lurks within the Epstein files, and why they feature
Feb 5
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Ella Glover
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Why Starmer might not be ready to go just yet
Open rebellion means the Prime Minister's position is precarious. But there's a reason the knives haven't been drawn
Feb 5
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Zoe Grunewald
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