Opinion

I'm a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Ayman Eckford
Ayman Eckford

I'm a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

Ayman Eckford writes about how prolonged asylum processes, poverty, and anti-immigration and homophobic rhetoric are contributing to a mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ refugees
Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
young people walking together
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'
Letters

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
Steven MacKenzie

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
A statue temporarily erected in Parliament Square, statue showing Marwan Barghouti with handcuffed hands forming a peace sign
Alice Horrell

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free 'Palestine's Mandela' is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise
Manchester City support Alex Timperley
World Cup

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here's why it could save lives
A woman receiving a vaccine. Image: Unsplash
Sharon Hodgson

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here's why it could save lives

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
the St George's Flag
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'
Street Football Wales footballers at the Homeless World Cup
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
dwp
Ross Barrett

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
Henry VIII
John Bird

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'
prime minister Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
Letters

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'

'Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not'
Thea Jaffe outside Number 10.
Thea Jaffe

'Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not'

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Fraser Wilson

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty
Books

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
Holding hands on hospital bed
Becca Stacey

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 

I'm fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause
John Bird

I'm fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
A woman sat on a green knitted lion at Green Hustle Festival
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good
an illustration representing social media
Letters

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn't complicated
A placard reading 'Our love is stronger than hate'
Sam Delaney

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn't complicated

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
A protest against the £3 billion Thames Water bailout at the Royal Courts of Justice in February 2025
Opinion

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
The Airbnb logo struck through
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
The Grand Hotel in Scarborough
Steven MacKenzie

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn