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Disabled journalist has DWP Access to Work support slashed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (974+ words) Journalist Emily Davison, who is legally blind, has had her DWP Access to Work support slashed by 80%. She fears what's next. Emily Davison. Credit: Supplied. A disabled journalist has accused the government of making "secret cuts" after her Access to…...
If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (572+ words) In response to our recent feature on the unpaid workers keeping the nation running, readers had a few things to say Image: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Unpopular opinion, but if they stopped caring no one else would step up,…...
The history of public statues and why some are pulled down
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (689+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. Why do some statues pass unnoticed into the urban background, while others experience violent ends? The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band were one of…...
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. It's a disaster for the world
1+ week, 1+ day ago (454+ words) To call someone an animal is an insult, the quintessential "other. At the same time, we humans covet their qualities Image: Hemis / Alamy In the Pyrenean region of southern France and northern Spain, the walls and ceilings of hundreds of…...
One in 10 women in UK are facing period poverty in 2026
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (692+ words) Millions of women and girls around the world, including here in the UK, experience the injustice of period poverty Sanitary products are often sacrificed so people can afford other essentials like food and heating. Image: Pexels Period poverty is forcing…...
Tales of the Suburbs takes a look at surveillance on the streets
1+ week, 2+ day ago (597+ words) It's not easy to be yourself in a place where everyone seems to know more about you than you do Image: Maureen Mc Lean / Shutterstock Gossip, Neighbourhood Watch, Ring doorbells: suburbia has always been in love with surveillance. Growing up…...
How gambling and domestic abuse are driving homelessness
1+ week, 4+ day ago (497+ words) Research has found that support systems for victim-survivors can fail to recognise gambling-related domestic abuse "Not one person questioned the domestic abuse and the control over the finances," said a victim-survivor of gambling-related domestic abuse. "Not once did I say…...
The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
1+ week, 5+ day ago (557+ words) History always trips up the future and causes future wars to happen, writes Big Issue founder John Bird Winston Churchill (centre) with Queen Soraya of Persia (left) and the Shah of Iran, 21 February 1955, 10 Downing Street. Image: Associated Press / Alamy A…...
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What would happen if unpaid carers stopped caring?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (465+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. The CEO of Carers UK says demands for care are growing and simply cannot be met by the crumbling system Carers are the…...