TAKE ACTION: Tell Keir Starmer it's time to reduce poverty in the UK
SIGN HERE

Opinion

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch
John Bird

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch

In Middlemarch, many of the characters suffer from 'the debris of history' – things haven't changed
Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
Nadia Whittome MP

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Lucy Bannister

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system

Westminster beware – Wales is watching
Paul McNamee

Westminster beware – Wales is watching

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Andrew Connell and Jez Bushnell

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Sabine Goodwin

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
pensioner with his head in his hands
Joanna Elson

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Lucy Sweet

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
An aerial shot of central London
Rebecca Montacute

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why
Katherine Chapman

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans
Sunray: Fallen Soldier film starring Tip Cullen
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
John Bird

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient

I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own
Jess Lardner

I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights
Keir Starmer
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights

We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do
A bearded man sat on a bench
Lígia Teixeira

We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Paul McNamee

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Paula Barker MP

I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Covent Garden street performers pose together
Melvyn Altwarg and Peter Kolofsky

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
Greg Barradale

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
John Bird

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned

When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
SWIM provides culturally responsive support to Afro-Caribbean and other ethnic minority communities navigating complex challenges around housing, criminal justice, substance use, and systemic exclusion across the UK
Peter Merrifield

When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
keir starmer labour prime minister
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

Support our vendors with a subscription

For each subscription to the magazine, we’ll provide a vendor with a reusable water bottle, making it easier for them to access cold water on hot days.