Politics

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney Davos
Paul McNamee

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order

Big Issue fan and Canadian PM Carney's Davos speech drew a line and will embed and endure. It also provided an alternative to Trump's rambling
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression
Dr Ela Zabihi

Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'
Steve Coogan
Film

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'

Starmer's U-turns have become a joke. But it's not too late for him to make some hard decisions
Paul Mcnamee

Starmer's U-turns have become a joke. But it's not too late for him to make some hard decisions

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'
Letter to my Younger Self

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'

Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say
Domestic abuse

Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: 'They've collided with reality'
Reform UK

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: 'They've collided with reality'

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled sign
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas

Labour's veterans minister: How we're tackling the 'national shame' of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour's veterans minister: How we're tackling the 'national shame' of veteran homelessness

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: 'A war on any media that dares to criticise'
Media

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: 'A war on any media that dares to criticise'

Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now'
Letter to my Younger Self

Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now'

Labour's youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
A Young Musicians Project session in Sunderland. Image: We Make Culture
Laura Brewis

Labour's youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Gavin Oldham

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
Austerity

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely

What lessons do Sadiq Khan's free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
Sadiq Khan serves dinner
Child poverty

What lessons do Sadiq Khan's free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?

Inside the Big Issue: Santa's good boys and girls
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa's good boys and girls

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'
Letter to my younger self

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'