John Bird
John Bird
The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done
John Bird

The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done

My mum's toughness helped me start The Big Issue
John Bird

My mum's toughness helped me start The Big Issue

Amid competing voices, we need a calm leader in the Covid era
John Bird

Amid competing voices, we need a calm leader in the Covid era

How can we sniff out the real news from the bad news?
John Bird

How can we sniff out the real news from the bad news?

Let’s stop mass homelessness before it starts
John Bird

Let’s stop mass homelessness before it starts

I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty
John Bird

I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty

Gentrification pleases the investor but does nothing for the people
Gentrification in Notting Hill. Shows a well to do street
John Bird

Gentrification pleases the investor but does nothing for the people

Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue's goal was the same
John Bird and Phil Ryan
John Bird

Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue's goal was the same

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill
Future generations bill
John Bird

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Victorian housing in the UK housing market
John Bird

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now
John Bird

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now

My Windrush friend Stewart taught me how to oppose racism
22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
John Bird

My Windrush friend Stewart taught me how to oppose racism