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What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch
In Middlemarch, many of the characters suffer from 'the debris of history' – things haven't changed
Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Westminster beware – Wales is watching
Westminster beware – Wales is watching
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own

I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own
Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do

We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either
I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges

When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
