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John Bird
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation

Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation
I've never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one

I've never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one
Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'
No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty
Why bikes and social justice often run into each other

Why bikes and social justice often run into each other
Emilia Clarke: 'Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you'

Emilia Clarke: 'Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you'
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits
John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it

Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it
The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it
'Great pity' major parties are ignoring poverty in election, says Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart

'Great pity' major parties are ignoring poverty in election, says Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart
There's no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
