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Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
Ann Saltar, head of clinical services at Freedom from Torture North West and a psychotherapist who has worked with survivors of torture for 20 years, writes about why housing asylum seekers in military barracks could cause significant damage
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Top Stories
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Meet our vendors
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Martin McKenzie, Waitrose, Bressenden Place, Victoria, London
Vendor news
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Opinion
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
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Culture
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
‘You have to take the money out of my hand if you’re charging me that much to live in a house you bought for nothing in 1982’
Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think
Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think
Letter To My Younger Self
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Big Issue Invest names Holger Westphely as new Managing Director
