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Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
The Big Issue meets the people who believe that Cumbria – which has a population which is 95% white – could be the first truly anti-racist county in the UK
Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'
Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'
Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future

Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future
Glasgow institution Citizens Theatre reopens after a seven-year intermission

Glasgow institution Citizens Theatre reopens after a seven-year intermission
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'

Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'
From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'
Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'
Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?

One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?
How residents in Chatham are pulling their decaying high street out of a crisis

How residents in Chatham are pulling their decaying high street out of a crisis
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: 'They're not going to beat us'

How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: 'They're not going to beat us'
Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'
These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage's hands?

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage's hands?
Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why
'It would be good to know how long we have left': This clifftop community is falling into the sea
