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news and digital editor at @bigissue.com | oat dad | 🏳️‍🌈 | he/him
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if i have to see gyokeres do that hand thing 20 times this season i’m going to cringe into oblivion
we were the better team by far. cunha and mbuemo are the threat were threatening. we were creative and confident in possession. the chances were good. the play was good. we missed licha. came down to the keepers in the end. raya is world class and bayindir is not #MUNARS #MUFC
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Labour's Angela Rayner has been accused of declaring war on allotments after selling eight sites in the last year. We dig into the details.
Is Labour really declaring war on allotments?
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both are out of this world tbf
is this anything: ‘frimpong, exsqueeze me’ as an fpl name
my monthly drop-in to bluesky for a weak man united take nobody asked for
apropos of nothing, ‘benjamin šeško’ lends itself very well to seven nation army
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DWP data obtained by the Big Issue shows that the majority of people with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's are at risk of losing their benefits.
Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's at risk of cuts
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's at risk of cuts
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rare case of britain seeing sense and actually doing the right thing for a change

being able to die with your dignity intact is a mark of a progressive, compassionate society
MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
There was an impassioned debate on assisted dying ahead of the vote which will see MP Kim Leadbeater's bill taken to the next stage.
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The Vagrancy Act that has criminalised rough sleeping in England and Wales for more than 200 years is finally set to be scrapped in 2026.
Rough sleeping is finally being decriminalised after 200 years
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It's my day off. I'm on my way to Glasgow. But that didn't stop me from writing a reactionary op-ed for @bigissue.com this morning after a Reform councillor referred to some children in care as “not just naughty children... but downright evil.”

Read my take below. ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/refo...
A Reform councillor calling children in care 'evil' is missing the point
When a Reform councillor brands children in care as “evil”, it says more about political ignorance than the kids themselves. Here’s why.
www.bigissue.com
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NEW: Tens of thousands of disabled households could face a “triple hit” of benefit cuts due to the impact on Carer’s Allowance

DWP figures show 95,000 unpaid carers stand to lose PIP - and for some the impact could be even worse

By me, for the Big Issue
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Tens of thousands of households could lose three benefits at same time
Tens of thousands of disabled households could face a “triple hit” of benefit cuts from Labour due to their impact on carer’s allowance.
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one year today since we first brought our honey monster / bubba / sturdy potato / love home
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The secret to Birmingham Live's constant DWP headlines will (not) SHOCK you

Yesterday, BL published TWENTY FIVE "DWP" stories.

This ai slop preys on disabled ppls fears for clicks. Stop clicking it.

By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
The secret to Birmingham Live's constant DWP headlines will (not) shock you
24 DWP articles in ONE day. One writer churning 120 articles in one shift. It's not journalism. It's perverse - and we need to stop clicking.
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you learn something new every day
hello! @bigissue.com has a whatsapp channel now.

we'll be posting breaking news, sharing analysis on the biggest stories of the day, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how our journalism is made and more, more more.

scan the qr code, come along and let's build a community 👇
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🚨 More than 1 in 3 people in the UK can’t afford a decent standard of living.

A new report has found that 35.8% of people in the UK were below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) in 2022-23—up from 30.4% the year before.

🧵 Let's look at what these numbers really mean (1/7) ⬇️
NEW: 'if you like your gentrification metaphors extra-strong, the old pie and mash shop now sells sushi'

excellent reportage here by @gregbarradale.bsky.social on the search for the true spirit of eastenders and, indeed, the real albert square. for @bigissue.com 👇

www.bigissue.com/life/eastend...
EastEnders at 40: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
EastEnders has become an institution in its four decades on our screens, but how much has life changed in the real East End?
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EXC: How UK's biggest companies lock autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

➡️Morrison's, John Lewis, McDonald's, Co-op +more using tests

➡️"I just don't stand a chance" say autistic jobseekers, as charities tell @bigissue.com tests may be discriminatory

www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
UK's biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Just three in 10 working age autistic people are in work, and charities say the use of personality tests for roles could be discriminatory.
www.bigissue.com
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NEW: The savage impact of Labour’s housing benefit cuts has emerged - government figures show they will cost private sector tenants in all but the cheapest properties hundreds of pounds a year on average, with some areas seeing four-figure cuts

By me, for Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Labour's decision to freeze local housing allowance rates has imposed a housing benefit cut on renters costing them hundreds of pounds.
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