Opinion

What's behind the rising tide of loneliness? It's complicated…
Youth homelessness
James Rose

What's behind the rising tide of loneliness? It's complicated…

Beyond our screens, our real-world social circles are shrinking fast
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
jobcentre plus/ dwp
Lucy Bannister

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change

There's much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Nick Hardwick

There's much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It's time it covered the essentials
Ayaz Manji

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It's time it covered the essentials

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 
Food

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
15 years on, it's time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 
Then prime minister David Cameron and his chancellor George Osborne.
Iain Porter

15 years on, it's time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
clare bowen
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same
John Bird

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to 'keep Britain working'
Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Claire Fisher

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to 'keep Britain working'

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers
Boy on a cattle farm in south Sudan in 2024.
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
Georgia Sullivan

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel

Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
Paul McNamee

Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time

Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the 'vibes era'? Make it make sense!
Letters

Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the 'vibes era'? Make it make sense!

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

'Incentivising work' or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Ayla Ozmen

'Incentivising work' or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired

Bonnie Blue has built a lifestyle by taking risks. That's something many of us do
Pornstar Bonnie Blue on the This Morning sofa. Image: ITV/ This Morning
Irina Obeada, James Cronin, Maria Piacentini

Bonnie Blue has built a lifestyle by taking risks. That's something many of us do

You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi
Robin Ince

You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up
man on a computer
William Pett

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
Lucy Webster

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world

Here's how Rachel Reeves can help end the 'moral stain' of homelessness in the autumn budget
rachel reeves making a speech
Matt Downie

Here's how Rachel Reeves can help end the 'moral stain' of homelessness in the autumn budget

The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
Lucy Sweet

The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
John Bird

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job

I'm a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
Jack Smith

I'm a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world

Don't listen to JP Morgan. Britain's benefits system is dire 
Naomi McAuliffe

Don't listen to JP Morgan. Britain's benefits system is dire 

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon. I
Adriana Abdenur

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer