Opinion

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'
Future generations commissioner for Wales Derek Walker talking with Ysgol y Ferch O'r Sger children at Ogmore Castle
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'

A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE
Robin Ince

A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on
Sam Naughton

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
Claire and her son Ozzy.
Claire

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: 'Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves'
Ella Maisy Purvis as Patience in the C4 drama
Ella Maisy Purvis

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: 'Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves'

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 
John Bird

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it
Onward Home in Manila, Phillipines
Matthew Carter

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it

Holocaust Memorial Day: How communities ensure future generations don't forget lessons of the past
Jewish Museum in Berlin.
Molly Phillips

Holocaust Memorial Day: How communities ensure future generations don't forget lessons of the past

I'm turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
John Bird

I'm turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy

I used to like working in advertising – but now there's a new world order
Stefan Gardner

I used to like working in advertising – but now there's a new world order

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I'm learning to lean into it
Sam Delaney

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I'm learning to lean into it

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It's an ongoing cruelty
A woman facing homelessness in Leeds city centre.
Fraser Maclean

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It's an ongoing cruelty

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
A picture of people playing football
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It's time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It's time it got an upgrade

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney Davos
Paul McNamee

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
A general view of Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex
Michael Bochenek and Alex Firth

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes