Opinion

I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
wildfires
Soraya Fettih

I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home

Soraya Fettih was forced to flee her home near Bordeaux because of the wildfires. She writes of the anger she feels as people lose their homes as the temperatures get hotter while fossil fuel companies make huge profits
As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
a data centre
Steven MacKenzie

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism

‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’
a homeless man is offered support at Depaul International's Kyiv shelter
Guest Columnist

‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
Stephen Walcott

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now

As Britain's health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
Mark Heffernan

As Britain's health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?'
Letters

'A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?'

Healthier lives were Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026's games must raise that bar
The Commonwealth Games
Steven Mackenzie

Healthier lives were Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026's games must raise that bar

'I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything': Inside Venezuela's devastating earthquakes
Venezeula humanitarian worker Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco
Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco

'I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything': Inside Venezuela's devastating earthquakes

In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?
UNICEF UK CEO Dr Philip Goodwin visited the community of Um El Kheir Village south of the WB with UNICEF State of Palestine, meeting children and hearing about the challenges they face
Dr Philip Goodwin

In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?

Burnham is singing from Big Issue's hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
new prime minister Andy Burnham in front of Downing Street crowds
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue's hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
young people with skateboards sat around on phones
Richard Rigby

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
Andy Burnham arriving at 10 Downing Street. Image: Kirsty O'Connor/ No 10 Downing Street
Alexa Knight

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?

Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Cost of living crisis
Baroness Ruth Lister

Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
Prime minister Andy Burnham cooking at homelessness charity The Passage
John Bird

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging
Keir Starmer prepares for his final PMQs before being replaced by Andy Burnham
Steven MacKenzie

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging

Planning a summer of fun? Here's how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover
family in summer
Vikki Brownridge

Planning a summer of fun? Here's how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover

'The UK's national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess'
Letters

'The UK's national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess'

'Mummy, are we homeless?': I'm a single parent and it's locking me out of the housing market
Ruth Talbot, founder of Single Parent Rights.
Ruth Talbot

'Mummy, are we homeless?': I'm a single parent and it's locking me out of the housing market

Andy Burnham's council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat
a UK home in the sun
Emma Howard Boyd

Andy Burnham's council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat

'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Dr Louisa Munch

'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

How Love Island links to a universal basic income
Frankie McNamara
Frankie McNamara

How Love Island links to a universal basic income

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
Downtown Dallas on the day of the JFK Assassination
Books

How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today

I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
Probation Service's Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards

I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'
Rebecca Gowland

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Gabriel Zucman
Gabriel Zucman

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line