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Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined
Nigel Kershaw

Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined

Happy 20th birthday to Big Issue Invest. Here's a word from our CEO Nigel Kershaw
Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
Peter Apps

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
John Bird

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
Howard Reed and Martin O’Neill

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children
Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal
Letters

Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal

My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper's bonkbusters
Paul McNamee

My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper's bonkbusters

Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration
homeless tents
Louisa Thomas

Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza
A little girl amid the rubble in Gaza.
Mohammed Aklouk 

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza

The Employment Rights Bill promises landmark reform. Will lack of foresight let it down?
Keir Starmer speaking in the House of Commons. Image: House of Commons/ Flickr
Emma McClelland

The Employment Rights Bill promises landmark reform. Will lack of foresight let it down?

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Maria Sookias

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
a dog with their owner
James Hickman

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: 'Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves'
Adjani Salmon
Adjani Salmon

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: 'Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves'

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
John Bird

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
boarded-up empty homes
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use

When are you putting the heating on?
old woman adjusting heating thermostat
Your views

When are you putting the heating on?

Letters: I've never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year
Letters

Letters: I've never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year

Is going to university really worth it?
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Is going to university really worth it?

Supermarket dominance is disastrous for food prices, public health and the planet
supermarket aisle
Carina Millstone

Supermarket dominance is disastrous for food prices, public health and the planet

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Delegates from around the world at the United Nations.
Rick Burgess and Alex Firth

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how
a tent on the street
Lauren Aronin

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how

How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?
Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour.
Kate Pattison

How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
image of union jacks
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Mission 44 CEO Jason Arthur with the charity's founder Sir Lewis Hamilton. Image: Mission 44
Jason Arthur

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story