Guest Columnist, Author at The Big Issue

Guest Columnist

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Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

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Energy bills

13 DIY tips to keep your energy bills low this winter

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recommended

Top 5 books about trauma recovery, chosen by Lech Blaine

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Royal Mail strikes

Royal Mail strikes: When are postal workers going on strike over Christmas and why?

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from the author

David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability

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Peter da Silva

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life

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Rent prices

‘Freeze rent not renters’: Tenants march across UK amid cost of living crisis

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Awaab Ishak

The disturbing parallels between Awaab Ishak’s death in Rochdale and the Grenfell Tower disaster

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Ethical Shopping

29 online shops for sustainable Christmas present ideas

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Christmas

How to make your Christmas tree sustainable

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Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

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Scottish Independence