Activism
'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'
'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'
A tiny rescued pig was the catalyst for the PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk to stop eating meat. Before long, she was disrupting the fashion industry and making friends with a Beatle
We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman's fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman's fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: 'A world so sharply divided is going to be angry'
The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: 'A world so sharply divided is going to be angry'
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: 'Big kudos for everything you do'
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: 'Big kudos for everything you do'
See the protest art hitting London's streets to mark Big Issue's 35th birthday
See the protest art hitting London's streets to mark Big Issue's 35th birthday
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
Terry Butcher: 'I feel sorry for homeless veterans'
Terry Butcher: 'I feel sorry for homeless veterans'
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
'I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn't sit by and not challenge it'
'I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn't sit by and not challenge it'
'Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome'
'Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome'
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'
Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'
Together Alliance march: We're marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
Together Alliance march: We're marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
