‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird has warned leaders of today and tomorrow that failing to act now to prevent poverty would be ‘catastrophic’. Sign our open letter now to demand the next prime minister takes action to end poverty for good
India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
Are we headed for a low-turnout general election? Why poverty and mistrust mean voters staying home
Are we headed for a low-turnout general election? Why poverty and mistrust mean voters staying home
Top Stories
World War 3, climate crisis, benefit cuts… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless
World War 3, climate crisis, benefit cuts… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless
Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’
Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Advice
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
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Michael Hadley, Snow Hill railway station, Birmingham
Michael Hadley, Snow Hill railway station, Birmingham
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Mihaela Postaru, Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills, Plymouth
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Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Opinion
Poverty eats away at all it touches – it must be dug out at its roots
Poverty eats away at all it touches – it must be dug out at its roots
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?
Why it’s time for Conservative animal rights advocates to step up and be counted
Why it’s time for Conservative animal rights advocates to step up and be counted
How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
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Culture
Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack
Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack
Alexander said his Eurovision performance – which sees him and his dancers don boxing gear in a post-apocalyptic locker room – would celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Letter To My Younger Self
Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
When will mortgage rates go down?
When will mortgage rates go down?
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Life
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
World War 3, climate crisis, benefit cuts… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless
World War 3, climate crisis, benefit cuts… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
Inside the Big issue: The real legacy of Amy Winehouse
