A majority of voters believe “nothing in Britain really works” and say Rishi Sunak’s party has made public services worse, according to an exclusive new poll
422,000 households across the UK are estimated to be affected by the two-child allowance limit – but not Members of Parliament
The collapsing school buildings scandal has exposed how the Government failed to ‘fix the roof while the sun was shining’
Ministers’ claims that the school building scandal only emerged ‘over the summer’ is contradicted by evidence of warnings going back years
The UK’s miscarriages of justice watchdog failed to protect Malkinson, who remained in jail for 17 years for a crime he didn’t commit
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
A new study shows how the effects of austerity on women and children are now being compounded by the cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
The Conservative Party’s huge defeats in the local elections reveal a party that is increasingly out of step with modern Britain, reports Adam Bienkov
Two thirds of police stations in England have closed since 2010. A new study digs into the dire consequences, Josiah Mortimer reports
On the three-year anniversary of Keir Starmer becoming Labour Leader, Adam Bienkov analyses whether he has kept to his word or broken it
Sian Norris speaks to a family who will have been in the UK 33 years before they are granted indefinite leave to remain
New data has revealed the barriers single parents face in getting back to work, while rates of in-work poverty exposes Tory ‘myth’ that work is the route to riches, Sian Norris reports
New ONS data reveals how cold homes and food insecurity is impacting people’s physical and emotional health
Maya Esslemont and Sian Norris reveal how crime victims are struggling to access the financial support they are entitled to
New data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals the extent of poverty in families
The NHS is being burdened by the scale of Britain’s health inequalities, reports Sam Bright
From arriving in the UK with nowhere to turn, to falling through the cracks and sleeping rough, Byline Times looks at the experiences of migrant people who are homeless
An exclusive investigation by Sian Norris reveals the ‘national disgrace’ of council tenants struggling with mould
New data shows the number of people going without food has increased by 100% since before the pandemic, with health outcomes for the poorest households worsening
With A&E in crisis and emergency care in a state of emergency, Sian Norris speaks to a GP about the knock-on effect to primary care
NHS staff are professionals, not supernatural entities, says Nathan O’Hagan. They have the right to strike. But we also have the right to ask if our health services could be run more efficiently
Samir Jeraj reports on how funding cuts, increasing costs, ageing facilities and climate change are all playing a role in rising numbers of deaths by drowning
Rachel Morris looks at the ideological underpinning and likely real-world effects of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement and sees Britain heading down a road to nowhere
New Government data shows how deaths of homeless people – including to Coronavirus – continues to rise. Sian Norris reports
The cost of living crisis, more than a decade of cuts and the pandemic have left local authorities on the brink when it comes to key services
Sam Bright explores how the masters of high finance have been welcomed into the heart of power
Ellie Newis and Sian Norris report on the extent and impact of child poverty as Britain continues to grapple with the cost of living crisis
Sian Norris digs into the data on a decade of cuts, assessing its impact on people and public services, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt lines up Austerity 2.0
Council tax would need to rise by 20% to save urgently-needed public services, but how will Jeremy Hunt respond in his autumn statement?
The Prime Minister’s colleagues are starting to wonder whether Sunak’s Californian corporate sheen conceals an empty vessel, reports Adam Bienkov
The cost of living crisis is putting women’s and children’s lives at risk, as victims and survivors of domestic abuse are forced to choose between safety and destitution, Sian Norris reports
With more cuts to public services expected from Rishi Sunak’s Government, Rachel Morris tracks the outcomes of the controversial policy since 2010
With the cost of living crisis pushing up rents and Local Housing Allowance frozen since 2020, more and more of the poorest private tenants are struggling to make ends meet
Past evidence shows the damage that spending cuts can create – even in Conservative strongholds
The UK’s new Prime Minister leads a Government which is terrified of consulting the very people he was appointed to lead, writes Adam Bienkov
With the Government getting ready for austerity 2.0, Sian Norris reflects on the impact previous cuts to local government had on public health
Government cuts have hamstrung the regulator at exactly the wrong moment, reports Andrew Kersley
Liz Truss is a merely a creature of a party and its press supporters who are now desperately distancing themselves from her, writes Adam Bienkov
The sacking of the Chancellor is a symptom of the escalating incoherence of Liz Truss’ Government – not a sign that it is changing course to become more coherent, writes Nafeez Ahmed