Tens of thousands shut out of work by Home Office visa renewal delays
Migrants with the right to work in the UK are being denied jobs – including in care homes – and…
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Posh but poor? The return of the squeezed middle
From new food-bank users to cash-strapped professionals, middle earners are being hit hard by the rising cost of living.
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“It’s constant anxiety”: inside the crisis in child social care
The murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes revealed shocking shortcomings in the UK’s social care system. What is being…
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: Britons face energy bill dilemma as the cold bites
A quarter of a million people plan to cancel their direct debits, while two million are in debt to energy…
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Firefighters and doctors brace for winter fires as people turn to cheap heating
High energy costs may lead people to turn off the central heating and try riskier methods to warm their homes.
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The quiet revolution in black British identity
Black Britishness used to mean people from Caribbean backgrounds – but now it is more varied than ever.
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Inside the Twittering machine
Will Elon Musk turn Twitter from a dysfunctional social media platform into a new kind of digital dystopia?
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Escaping the austerity trap
Inflation is at a 40-year high and the UK economy has stalled – now is Labour’s moment to lead a…
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