6 Aug 2013:
Frontline charities report that up to 90% of families in the poorest neighbourhoods rely on food banks and soup kitchens. But, with no end to austerity in sight, even the volunteers are flagging Share your story via GuardianWitness
4 Aug 2013: Steve Richards: Direct democracy is alien to our system. Which is why, as with AV, and now in Scotland, we can't seem to get it off the ground
4 Aug 2013: Jessica Abrahams: Malta receives the highest number of asylum applications in the world in relation to its population. Only EU help can alleviate a growing sense of despair