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Over half of London working parents use food banks, survey finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Over half of London working parents use food banks, survey finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
‘We have people that are in tears because they don’t want to use a food bank We’re like, don’t worry. Don’t be embarrassed’
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: ‘People are dying at terrifying rates’
More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: ‘People are dying at terrifying rates’
Top Stories
Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’
Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
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
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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Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Matthew Campbell, Kennington Lane Tesco, Vauxhall, London
Matthew Campbell, Kennington Lane Tesco, Vauxhall, London
Vendor news
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’
Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’
Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Opinion
Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK’s poorest
Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK’s poorest
Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
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Culture
Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996 is the first comprehensive collection of Ukrainian music recorded in the time of the USSR
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
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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
The Big Issue shines a light on Social Enterprise Academy’s young people
The Big Issue shines a light on Social Enterprise Academy’s young people
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter
Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow
