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Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to ‘get Britain working again’
Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to ‘get Britain working again’
Poverty harms people’s health and pushes people further away from work – so experts are calling on the government to increase people’s benefits so they can at least afford the essentials if they want to ‘get Britain working again’
Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’
Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
Top Stories
Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it’s saving less than they think
Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it’s saving less than they think
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Advice
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
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Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
Opinion
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
If Bob Dylan tells us it’s time for joy, we’d better pay attention
If Bob Dylan tells us it’s time for joy, we’d better pay attention
‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
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Culture
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Australian novelist Winton is a post-apocalyptic call to arms over global warming
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
Letter To My Younger Self
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
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’
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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
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide
giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide
IVF pioneer Jean Purdy made parenthood possible for millions. We must celebrate this unsung hero
IVF pioneer Jean Purdy made parenthood possible for millions. We must celebrate this unsung hero
Inside The Big Issue
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
