Activism

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end
Social housing

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end

7,500 people used to live on the Aylesbury Estate. Now it’s a ghost town – but one woman is determined to stay

‘I wish I was a nepo baby’: Inside a 16-week mission to turn creative nepotism on its head
Community

‘I wish I was a nepo baby’: Inside a 16-week mission to turn creative nepotism on its head

With help from Big Issue Invest, Run the Track is helping young creatives break into the music industry

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy
interview

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy

How To Blow Up A Pipeline director Daniel Goldhaber on creating a film that challenges what is acceptable in the fight against climate change.

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets
Earth Day

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

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Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?
Activism

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review
Activism

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters
Press freedom

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history
LGBTQ+ History Month

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Employment

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles
Opinion

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles

Aisling Bea: ‘I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person’
community

Aisling Bea: ‘I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person’

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘We are living inside the dreams of dead people’
Books

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘We are living inside the dreams of dead people’

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland
Rent freeze

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland

National protests to take place demanding government action on soaring energy bills
Cost of living crisis

National protests to take place demanding government action on soaring energy bills

Don’t Pay UK: Why are people cancelling their energy bills?
Energy bills

Don’t Pay UK: Why are people cancelling their energy bills?

Thousands march to demand climate justice in London and around the world
Climate justice

Thousands march to demand climate justice in London and around the world

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community
Racism

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community

Don’t Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences
Energy bills

Don’t Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences

Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?
Protest

Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?

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Why century-dead trade unionist James Connolly is the political voice of the summer
Unions

Why century-dead trade unionist James Connolly is the political voice of the summer

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice
Health

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice

Activists plaster fake Barclays adverts across London Underground in fossil fuel protest
Climate activism

Activists plaster fake Barclays adverts across London Underground in fossil fuel protest

The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest
podcast

The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest