Equality

Police threats to crack down on protests against the monarchy aren't about law and order- they're just demands for deference.

Hobbies like hill walking and wild swimming are too often seen as the preserve of white people. But a new generation is challenging the prejudices that stop diverse communities enjoying the great outdoors.

A latex glove in one hand, a polishing cloth in another, the Chancellor tried putting a sheen on our worst downturn in centuries. It didn't take. 

The attack on a Black girl  by a gang of white teenagers makes clear the UK education system falls far short of its duty of care for Black children.

From TikTok to the Church of England, reparations talk is going deeper, wider - and more practical

My town just won Levelling Up money - but it'll go into building a "TV Production Village," even as hungry kids trudge to school in subzero temperatures. This isn't levelling up. This is Tory theatrics. 

Serial rapist David Carrick told his victims that as a police officer, he can get away with anything. He was right. And he’s neither the first nor the last. It's high time to consider tearing down the system that enabled him. 

Content warning: Mentions of sexual violence.

Once upon a time, teaching offered social mobility, a great pension package, a chance to save for a house - and recognition and respect from the community. Today even writing this feels like a bit of a farce. 

Why do the Tories insist on removing protections from children once they turn 16? 

I am a paramedic. We just want to help, but years of underfunding, scandals, privatisation, Brexit and COVID leave us at the gates of hell.