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Opinion
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
Rose is a care leaver who has moved countless times over the years. They have found it hard to call anywhere home and believe care leavers should get more support to find housing
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It’s pushing staff to the edge
Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It’s pushing staff to the edge
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Top Stories
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
Political opinion
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
Labour MP Josh MacAlister is the author of the 2022 Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. He tells Big Issue how he’s channelling this experience into his new role
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Homelessness
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Poverty
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
Jessica Taplin, chief executive of the British Gas Energy Trust, writes about why fuel poverty is a crisis that cannot be ignored
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Sam Delaney
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Trump harnessed the power of angry young men – thanks to a brotherhood of online ‘gurus’
Trump harnessed the power of angry young men – thanks to a brotherhood of online ‘gurus’
I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me
I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me
John Bird
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
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
Paul McNamee
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Starmer’s intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs
Starmer’s intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs
How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain’s street
