In tomorrow’s Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce that free railcards will be offered to millennials, as part of an attempt to court younger voters.
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Michael Fallon’s plan to introduce cadet units into state schools isn’t a real solution to the UK’s education crisis
After seven years of Tory rule and the brutal ravages of austerity, we are a country in desperate need of a clear programme to boost social mobility. Fallon’s laughable plan is not the answer to our deeply segregated school system.
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How to help a friend who’s going through a shit time with their mental health
Compassion and understanding are key. Go forth, help your friends and don’t be a dick.
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Two years on from his election, I support Jeremy Corbyn because he continues to voice inconvenient truths
Like it or not, Jeremy Corbyn has fundamentally altered the discourse of British politics. In 2015, he stood for Labour leader on a clear anti-austerity platform. He tore the wool from our eyes regarding the supposed “inevitability” of brutal welfare cuts and benefit sanctions.
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“These issues are high up Corbyn’s agenda”: Maxine Peake on the crisis in social housing
“We need to start valuing people who live on estates and valuing the estates themselves. Bricks and concrete don’t cause societal problems – they’re caused by inequality.”
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Illumination 11 – Kate Sawyer
“I think it’s difficult sometimes to see that extroverts are struggling with mental illness, possibly that is why hidden mental health issues are so rife for those in the creative industries.”
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