A new short film reveals the heart-wrenching stories of those who lost their loved ones to COVID – and exposes the politics of poverty behind the crisis
Grace Oppong told Byline Times that her daughter has been repeatedly hospitalised due to mould and damp
422,000 households across the UK are estimated to be affected by the two-child allowance limit – but not Members of Parliament
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
The focus on ‘language’ policing by the arbiters of educational standards exacerbates class and racial inequalities argues a new report
The families of profoundly learning-disabled people are involved in a continuous struggle for their most fundamental rights and dignities, writes Stephen Unwin
Penny Pepper debunks the bigoted beliefs held about the Blue Badge, support workers, wheelchairs and more…
With a damning report finding that racism is entrenched in cricket, Shamik Das explores how it is impossible to separate sport from society and what is required for transformative change
When will the disabled experience be seen and valued in a humane way?
Jon Bloomfield examines the similarities between the 1905 Aliens Bill and the current Illegal Migration Bill and inflammatory rhetoric around refugees
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful understands we have to go beyond stunning photography and glorious clothes – and push for further discussion around the disability narrative, writes Penny Pepper
Andrew Kersley speaks to a man awaiting the bailiffs as campaigners warn that cuts to housing services are leaving vulnerable people desperately unsupported
The PM’s tabloid-pleasing ‘War on Yobs’ will only worsen problems in crime-hit communities, writes former Anti-Social Behaviour Officer Nick Pettigrew
Tom Charles reports on a proposal by Kensington and Chelsea Council to redevelop one of the last standing community spaces in the borough
Penny Pepper wears her bloody, beaten heart on her tattered sleeve in this powerful snapshot of the constraints imposed upon disabled people
There is an historic opportunity for a progressive sea-change to reset today’s productivity sapping and inequality driving economic model, writes Stewart Lansley
Outsourced Vodafone HQ cleaners face ‘victimisation’ after pushing for higher pay while cleaning next to millionaire boss, Josiah Mortimer reports
A coalition of experts and civil society groups have warned that unless structural racism is included in the COVID inquiry, we will lose the opportunity to learn lessons and save lives
Saba Salman reports on the yet-to-be-published findings of a national commission examining the impact of the pandemic, disablism and systemic racism
‘Gypsies and Travellers are forced to live in areas that no other ethnic group would be expected to live’ – Katharine Quarmby reports
Do disabled people have sex? Of course we do, writes Penny Pepper. Why are you so surprised?
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 debt mountain according to the latest official figures is now a billion pounds higher than at the start of the pandemic, reports Chaminda Jayanetti
The NHS is being burdened by the scale of Britain’s health inequalities, reports Sam Bright
Money promised to deprived areas after Brexit is instead being used to deal with the aftershocks of leaving the EU, reports Sam Bright
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
As temperatures drop, turkeys are added to shopping lists, and letters to Santa are written, how are people coping during a winter of inflation and financial hardship? Sian Norris reports
Sam Bright inspects the former Prime Minister’s plans to rewire British politics
Sian Norris speaks to two students living in Bristol about the impact of rising costs on their studies and wellbeing
As Britain welcomes its first Asian Prime Minister, Hardeep Matharu explores how our pluralistic society is reflected in the multiplicity of its migrant experience – as demonstrated by the different reactions to Rishi Sunak’s rise
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
A new report finds that, while black and ethnic minority children are doing well at school, inequalities persist later in life
Thatcher’s ‘Big Bang’ fundamentally restructured the UK economy – bidding up asset prices and pushing down wages and living standards, writes Thomas Perrett
With more cuts to public services expected from Rishi Sunak’s Government, Rachel Morris tracks the outcomes of the controversial policy since 2010
In light of Rishi Sunak’s election as the UK’s first British-Indian Prime Minister, Sian Norris digs into the evidence on outcomes for people from a South Asian background
Past evidence shows the damage that spending cuts can create – even in Conservative strongholds