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'Baby Reindeer inspired male rape survivors to come forward. I’ve never seen anything like it'
Opinion

'Baby Reindeer inspired male rape survivors to come forward. I’ve never seen anything like it'

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Workers' rights

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?

I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens
John Bird

I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'
an illustration of a phone with mapping software
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'

Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Steven MacKenzie

Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?

Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man

I'm a probation officer. It's a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
Books

I'm a probation officer. It's a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world

The Testaments star Ann Dowd: 'How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Testaments star Ann Dowd: 'How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?'

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers
Wildflowers

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Earth Day

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
Music

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Claire Lowrie with her house plants.
Gardening

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'
Interview

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'

The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral
Earth Day

The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Marshall Heights.
Earth Day

The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Film

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?

What baked beans can tell us about war in the Middle East
Tins of Heinz beans
John Bird

What baked beans can tell us about war in the Middle East

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden
Big Issue deputy editor Liam Geraghty with his lawn mower.
Earth Day

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden