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My experience attending a Bank of England Youth Forum workshop

by Nayeema Rahman in Voices
Why I think the Tesco Clubcard is an example of the digital divide between the elderly and the rest of society.

by Nayeema Rahman in Issues
Why I’ve launched a YouTube channel celebrating the British African diaspora

by Selbin Kabote in Voices
Russia has been cut off from the SWIFT international payments system. But what does that mean for the economies of other countries?

by Selbin Kabote in Issues

Recent articles

Published 7 months ago

I was a NHS patient during the nurse strikes. Here’s why I support them.

by Althia Barnett in Voices
Published 11 months ago

“Because of the Cost of Living Crisis, I have cut down on my shopping and I am no-longer frequently going out for meals as I used to do.”

by Selbin Kabote in Voices
Published 1 year ago

When my men turned up for work Monday morning, the gates were locked. I couldn’t even get their tools.

by Kevin McLouglin in Voices
Published 1 year ago

The relationship Carillion had with the auditors KPMG was too cosy, it was like the fox guarding the hen house

by Andy Bradley in Voices
Published 1 year ago

No matter what airline anyone goes to it will never be the same, and that’s because they loved working for the company.

by Olivia Meredith in Voices
Published 1 year ago

Friday I had a good job, Monday I’ve not got a job. Former colleagues still say it felt like a bereavement.

by Katy Walker in Voices
Published 1 year ago

We never got our last pay, we had to claim that from the government but that didn’t include holiday pay and other things.

by Ross Topping in Voices
Published 1 year ago

The BHS auditors turned a blind eye to the things that were going on. That almost cost workers their pension.

by Lin Macmillan in Voices
Published 2 years ago

This is why my community doesn’t trust GPs

by Nayeema Rahman in Voices
Published 2 years ago

This is how mainstream media can do a better job of including marginalised communities

by Selbin Kabote in Voices
Published 2 years ago

The deaths of another 27 migrants who were trying to cross the Channel is a scar on our consciences

by Selbin Kabote in Issues
Published 2 years ago

I volunteer at a kitchen for the homeless. This is how lockdown affected our customers.

by Yasmin Nabavi in Voices
Published 2 years ago

Why are homophobic attacks increasing in Birmingham?

by Althia Barnett in Voices
Published 2 years ago

UK councils need to do more to stop homelessness in places like Birmingham

by Althia Barnett in Issues
Published 2 years ago

I volunteer for several HIV support organisations. Their funding and services keep being cut.

by Selbin Kabote in Issues
Published 2 years ago

Migration often causes gender roles to change, and this impacts household economics

by Selbin Kabote in Voices
Published 2 years ago

I woke up with a lot of pain, so I decided to go back to the hospital. The doctor was stunned they had previously discharged me alone.

by Jamal - Revoke in Issues
Published 2 years ago

I’m a migrant and a writer. This is how trauma and a crisis of expectation shape artists like me.

by Selbin Kabote in Voices
Published 2 years ago

Companies need to do better. So I go to their meetings and ask them to be so.

by Rebecca Deegan in Voices
Published 2 years ago

For me, housing co-ops are a way to retain my agency

by Sim Wadiwala in Voices
Published 2 years ago

As a young black man, I often feel that people hate me for the colour of my skin

by H - Revoke in Issues
Published 2 years ago

To fight against anti-immigrant xenophobia in the UK, we need migrant unity

by Selbin Kabote in Issues
Published 2 years ago

The coronavirus pandemic may be over. The pandemic of apathy plaguing Britain’s classrooms is not.

by Jessica Willock in Voices
Published 2 years ago

I feel like people think I have come here to take things, but I don’t even have basic human rights

by Filly - Revoke in Issues
Published 2 years ago

If I could, I would make sure that all people have freedom of movement and that no one would go hungry

by J - Revoke in Issues
Published 2 years ago

How ‘debt culture’ contributes to the decline in young people’s mental health

by Kemi Ayodele in Voices
Published 2 years ago

Does Financial Fair Play do the opposite of what was intended in football?

by Noah Ahmed in Voices
Published 2 years ago

Asylum seekers risk everything to cross the dangerous English Channel. The UK should do more to help them.

by Althia Barnett in Issues
Published 2 years ago

EU companies can now ban Hijabs. Religious neutrality or Islamophobia?

by Sahra Mohamed in Voices
Published 2 years ago

My immigration journey and a tribute to my adopted country the UK

by Althia Barnett in Voices
Published 2 years ago

It’s good that the UK government has sympathy for Hong Kong citizens, but why doesn’t it feel the same way about the Windrush generation?

by Althia Barnett in Issues
Published 2 years ago

How my community healed from the Covid-19 pandemic through laughter

by Farisai Dzemwa in Voices
Published 2 years ago

How coronavirus is affecting BAME and migrants funerals

by Althia Barnett
Published 3 years ago

My family moved to the UK for a better life. Then Covid-19 happened.

by Rohin Sheja in Voices
Published 3 years ago

Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager in a pandemic is even harder.

by Faiza Rezai in Voices
Published 3 years ago

Our local area was badly affected by Covid-19. Social enterprises are helping us get back on track.

by Andrew Simons
Published 3 years ago

We’re used to having choice, cheapness and convenience when it comes to food shopping. Coronavirus has shown us we need to be more self-sufficient.

by Mary Smith in Voices
Published 3 years ago

We’re a gardening charity. For us, lockdown was a blessing in disguise.

by Chris Vaughan in Voices
Published 3 years ago

“I thank God for all those people who are around and helping me”

by Atsede - May Project Gardens in Issues
Published 3 years ago

I want to work. But without my legal refugee status I’m not allowed.

by J - May Project Gardens in Issues
Published 3 years ago

As an asylum seeker, I’ve already had many difficult times in my life. Coronavirus won’t stop me achieving my dreams.

by Jamal - May Project Gardens in Voices
Published 3 years ago

Community energy projects are playing a big role in local economies during coronavirus

by Penny Shepherd in Voices
Published 3 years ago

What is community-led housing and does it have a future?

by Alex Talbot in Voices
Published 3 years ago

The coronavirus has made our existing housing crisis worse. We need more homes, now.

by John Myers in Voices

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