Opinion

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem
Rows of flags from across the world
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
an iPad
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they're demonised in the press
Former deputy prime minister
Bridgette Rickett

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they're demonised in the press

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Paul McNamee

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
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Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn't morbid – it's necessary
Rowan Humphries-Massey

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn't morbid – it's necessary

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Erin Mansell

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Robin Ince

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Turns out Nigel Farage isn't prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Paul McNamee

Turns out Nigel Farage isn't prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning
Opinion

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
domestic abuse
Domestic Violence

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
Paul Kelly

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it's facing an urgent financial crisis
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Suzannah Young

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it's facing an urgent financial crisis

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve
Lanpro's Faraz Baber
Faraz Baber

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve

Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls