‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping?
A rough sleeper in south London. Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin…
Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in England in first speech as prime minister
Andy Burnham’s announcement aims to replicate the schemes he rolled out during his time as mayor of Greater Manchester. Photograph:…
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare/The GuardianView image in fullscreen Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare/The Guardian We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a…
It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
‘It’s my pretend reality’ … Anders Fernstedt, a former journalist who has lived outside the property for three years. Photograph:…
Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’
A social housing development in Blackpool. There are an average of 110 households waiting for every new social home that…
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work…
Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby
9:07 Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby The Lincolnshire seaside town is often…
‘I’m throwing everything at it’: one young man’s search for a job in Britain’s ‘worklessness capital’
Cohen, 19, set up his business, Co Co Mascots, in one of his many attempts to find work. Photograph: Polly…
Experience: I smuggled myself out of the UK
‘I want to live a safe, legal life.’ The author in Italy. Photograph: Roberto Salomone/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘I want…
Imagine a technique that can heal Britain of division and keep out the hard right. I call it ‘radical listening’ | George Monbiot
‘There’s a solid rule in life: if you don’t listen to other people, they won’t listen to you.’ Photograph: Dumitru…