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How austerity targeted... homeless people

Cut out: a decade of destruction — In the final instalment of Cut Out, writer and activist Tom Balderstone recalls how Tory cuts led to an unprecedented rise in homelessness.

  • Opinion
  • Tom Balderstone

How the UK media became a mouthpiece for the Tories

Impartiality anyone? No? — Our biggest and best-known media commentators are intent on delivering an election result that preserves their power – keeping it in the hands of the few, not the many.

  • Opinion
  • Des Freedman

Choose life and vote for our planet on December 12

In partnership with Patagonia — We have 10 years to stop the climate crisis, which means that the stakes are higher than ever.

  • Opinion
  • Alex Beasley

Coats out, votes out: how to survive the final push

Six days to save the country — With just days left to change the country, writer Dawn Foster shares her tips on making a difference (and looking good while doing it).

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

For women, this election could be a matter of life or death

‘This can’t go on’ — The next government urgently needs to commit to funding domestic abuse services, writes Adina Claire of Women’s Aid.

  • Opinion
  • Adina Claire

We need to talk about anti-gypsy racism

Forgotten victims — For centuries, Romani people have faced violent oppression – so when will we start talking about the racism they face?

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

How austerity targeted... rural towns & communities

Cut out: a decade of destruction — Layoffs, isolation and loss of funding: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Emma Garland explores how Tory cuts have destroyed our towns and villages.

  • Opinion
  • Emma Garland

This election, call your family – it’s never been more important

Healing the rifts — Hate is fuelled by generational (and geographical) rifts, writes Nathalie Olah. That’s why, in the leadup to December 12, we need to do whatever we can to reforge these bonds.

  • Opinion
  • Nathalie Olah

The Tories’ not-so-secret plan to screw our rights

Be very afraid — Last weekend, the Conservatives launched their 2019 election manifesto – here are some of the more sinister key policy shifts you may have missed.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community

Cut out: a decade of destruction — From HIV prevention to domestic abuse: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Louis Staples explores how Tory cuts have gutted LGBTQ support networks.

  • Opinion
  • Louis Staples

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