Opinion

'So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy'
A row of house rooves and chimneys
Letters

'So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy'

A reader points out how misguided policies and political decisions since the 1980s are still affecting us
I'm a KFC youth worker. Young people aren't a lost cause – we're failing them at the first hurdle
Young people at the KFC Youth Foundation Middlesborough Youth Hub.
Ellie Smith

I'm a KFC youth worker. Young people aren't a lost cause – we're failing them at the first hurdle

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Steven MacKenzie

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
John Bird

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
Letters

'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
campaign imagery showing woman holding up a sign calling for a food bank free britain
Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
Devastation after Nepal-Tibet flooding
Shreya K.C.

We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
The shops in Fulham in the 1970s have been replaced by a plethora of estate agents
John Bird

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
Letters

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society

It’s time we stopped having to face up to a SLAPP
Nik Williams on SLAPP
Nik Williams

It’s time we stopped having to face up to a SLAPP

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Danny Beales walks down a street in Ruislip Manor with a blue bridge in the background spelling the name of the area
Danny Beales

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
a train at a station in the UK
Russell Curtis

Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’

Shane Torres: 'My dad was homeless. It's sobering to see your model of a man failing completely'
Comedian Shane Torres
Culture

Shane Torres: 'My dad was homeless. It's sobering to see your model of a man failing completely'

Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
This anti-homeless bench in Bournemouth will hopefully soon be a thing of the past
John Bird

Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start

Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Pensioner Rob can't retire because he's renting
Morgan Vine

Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
Lisa Farmer OBE is chief executive of Royal British Veterans Enterprise
Lisa Farmer

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’

How can we revitalise the high street?
The site of the old BHS in Kirkcaldy has been spruced up by locals but remains empty
Steven MacKenzie

How can we revitalise the high street?

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

'What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?'
Wires connecting to a server
Letters

'What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?'

Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
King Charles III
Nye Jones

Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King

'Mum's no longer with us. I know she'd be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home'
Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi

'Mum's no longer with us. I know she'd be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here's how to get help
Woman using a credit card
Vikki Brownridge

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here's how to get help

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going
Louise Reed hugging a man facing homelessness in Leeds
Louise Reed

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here's how Andy Burnham can change it
Prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Ligia Teixeira

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here's how Andy Burnham can change it

'It's none of Trump's business how we run our internal affairs'
Letters

'It's none of Trump's business how we run our internal affairs'