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Labour must ‘learn the lessons’ of Donald Trump’s election win – or face right-wing surge
Labour must ‘learn the lessons’ of Donald Trump’s election win – or face right-wing surge
Donald Trump’s historic US election win should act as a warning to Keir Starmer and the Labour government
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
Top Stories
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
Letters: Starmer went after the Daily Mail vote – and looks intent on keeping it
Letters: Starmer went after the Daily Mail vote – and looks intent on keeping it
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Advice
DWP benefit payment dates in November 2024 – including possible changes in autumn budget
DWP benefit payment dates in November 2024 – including possible changes in autumn budget
34 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the October half term
34 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the October half term
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
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This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: ‘Please buy a magazine’
This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: ‘Please buy a magazine’
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
Opinion
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
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Culture
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
The comedian’s debut novel teaches kids to cherish what sets them apart from others
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
Letter To My Younger Self
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
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The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Life
Letters: Starmer went after the Daily Mail vote – and looks intent on keeping it
Letters: Starmer went after the Daily Mail vote – and looks intent on keeping it
‘Gen Z are turning to culture instead of alcohol’: Is the party holiday officially over?
‘Gen Z are turning to culture instead of alcohol’: Is the party holiday officially over?
More than bricks and mortar: how Stonewater is building lives, not just homes
More than bricks and mortar: how Stonewater is building lives, not just homes
Inside The Big Issue
Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
