Section: Voices
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The two-child benefit cap is a timebomb for Labour. Can it be defused?
The party’s MPs are increasingly vocal in their frustration at the policy, but there’s a split in Number 10 — and Reform UK is manoeuvring
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We need to build an island of neighbours
Scapegoating immigrants won’t improve anyone’s life or create the affordable housing we desperately need
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Britain’s shift on Israel has exposed a three-way split in Labour
Keir Starmer joined French and Canadian leaders in signing a joint letter criticising Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Their leverage is limited — but real
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What does home mean to you? Please share it with us
We want you to take part in our series on housing and homes by sending us a clip of yourself
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‘We prefer straight-up cash. Please and thank you’: in praise of the no boxed gifts
As wedding season comes around, we should be grateful for the request for money instead of physical gifts that will never see the light of day
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Why we’ve spent months investigating Britain’s housing crisis
Hyphen launches a major series revealing slow progress on social housing in England — but also celebrating the joy and community that our homes bring
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It’s not just immigration numbers worrying Labour MPs — it’s Starmer’s tone
The prime minister’s words have already been likened to those of Enoch Powell. Other MPs see the tough rhetoric as an attempt to save their seats
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I will always find my way home to my siblings in Gaza, no matter how long it takes
Palestinian playwright Ahmed Najar writes about maintaining his relationship with his brothers and sisters, despite living so far away
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Assisted dying could push disabled people like me into an impossible choice
Covid showed disabled people what the government thinks of us. How can we trust it to safeguard us if assisted suicide becomes legal?
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‘Opening a pandora’s box’: our panel tackle the assisted dying debate
A consultant in palliative care from the British Islamic Medical Association, senior fellow at a Christian think tank and a humanist discuss their views on the assisted dying bill
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Muslim soldiers played a vital role in liberating Europe from the Nazis
The valour and sacrifice of those who fought in the second world war holds many lessons for us now
