John Bird

Big Issue sellers celebrated in the House of Lords for National Vendor Week
National vendor week

Big Issue sellers celebrated in the House of Lords for National Vendor Week

Vendors past and present were praised for their resilience in the cost of living crisis at a reception held by Big Issue founder Lord Bird.

Here’s what we should do with Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth
Letters

Here’s what we should do with Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

Readers share their artful ideas and aesthetic appreciation

The government must measure the true cost of austerity
John Bird

The government must measure the true cost of austerity

Austerity always costs us more in the long run, Big Issue founder John Bird warns the government

Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest
Opinion

Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest

Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight
John Bird

Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight

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As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
Opinion

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?

My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
Opinion

My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen

We can’t afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook
Opinion

We can’t afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook

Big Issue founder Lord Bird pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth on news of her death
Queen Elizabeth

Big Issue founder Lord Bird pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth on news of her death

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
John Bird

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues

What Lenin got right about capitalism
Opinion

What Lenin got right about capitalism

In a tent in Devon, having a field day
John Bird

In a tent in Devon, having a field day

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
John Bird

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain

Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity
John Bird

Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government
John Bird

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government

If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
John Bird

If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge
John Bird

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its ‘right to buy’ scheme for benefits claimants
Opinion

The government is trying to keep us sweet with its ‘right to buy’ scheme for benefits claimants

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family
Opinion

My lifetime of run-ins with the Royal Family

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
politics

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty
John Bird

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty

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Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
John Bird

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future
Opinion

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future

Vast amounts are spent on poverty but the money doesn’t go into the pockets of people in need
Opinion

Vast amounts are spent on poverty but the money doesn’t go into the pockets of people in need

The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope
Opinion

The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope