Activism

'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
Nairobi's Zebstrong team at the Street Child World Cup
World Cup

'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'

The three-part film The World Cup That Matters follows young people at the Street Child World Cup on a journey to fulfil their footballing dreams and change their lives after being homelessness on the streets
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
anti-migrant protesters waving Union Jacks
Activism

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
Tinie Tempah
Music

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Activism

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'
Industrial action

Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Protest

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Mothers from The Barefoot Walk. It's a global movement of Israeli and Palestinian mothers standing together to ignite hope and end the cycle of violence
Gaza

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse CEO and artistic director Marcus Davey
Changemakers 2026

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026

Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists
A placard reading Bradford needs cash not cuts
Activism

Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Society

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns
A campaign stunt by Everyone Hates Elon. Image: Everyone Hates Elon
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'
Drag star Tia Kofi in green gloves
LGBTQ+

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'

How the UK's only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: 'Cash is the issue'
Food banks

How the UK's only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: 'Cash is the issue'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'
Ukraine

Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Exclusive

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: 'Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other's humanity'
Suzi Ruffell at the Spread a Smile Comedy evening at the Comedy Store in 2025. Image: Suzan Angela Moore
Christmas

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: 'Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other's humanity'

How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Vendor Nick Cuthbert
Activism

How do Big Issue sellers make money?