OPINION: I’m walking out in solidarity with colleagues, even though I have my own problems as a freelancer

OPINION: As nurses strike, the Tories must start paying them fairly to save the NHS from collapse

Those responsible for helping the UK’s most vulnerable say they are having to turn to food banks

Parents in England tell openDemocracy of remortgaging homes or taking on second jobs to pay for rising childcare fees

Exclusive: World’s biggest food giants made £20bn in profits – while warning of price rises to come

The Tories pledged to end section 21 evictions in 2019. Tens of thousands have paid the price for their slow progress

With a key tenants’ rights bill set to go before MPs, what is going through the minds of the UK’s property class?

Representatives of housing associations including Clarion, Peabody, L&Q and Optivo met and wrote to ministers over the summer

Campaigners had urged the government to cap private rents alongside social rents, which will be limited to a 7% rise

OPINION: Prioritising profit over people has disproportionately affected women and girls. It shouldn’t be this way

openDemocracy’s new film BOOMERANG, exploring the legacies of empire through Liverpool’s docks, is available online

Institutional racism has led to Black nurses being stuck in low pay bands and left with no choice but to take second jobs

Exclusive: Banned from working, asylum seekers say their £40 a week is not stretching as far amid rising food costs

Incurable illnesses often come with hidden costs – and disproportionately affect the poorest in society

openDemocracy’s new film BOOMERANG stars Kojo Koram and footballer John Barnes. Here’s how to watch

To the people who use it, Marsh House is a vital resource. But with public funds scarce, its future is now in doubt

OPINION: The PM’s legacy will be one of a tanking pound, soaring inflation, and a seemingly inevitably recession

As prices and inflation soar, we must rethink our global food systems to help people, not boost corporate profits

At least two major UK pension schemes are investing in commodities that are central to the cost of living crisis

From witch hunts to overturning Roe v Wade, violence against women is at the heart of our economic operating system