Talking about how an emergency came about is not very useful when you are knee deep in the consequences
![Churchill in 1925](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1536_JB_1.jpg?w=768)
Talking about how an emergency came about is not very useful when you are knee deep in the consequences
Let's say it out loud – Big Issue can offer a brighter future
![Change Please](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1535-john-bird-change-please_hero.jpg?w=768)
Let's say it out loud – Big Issue can offer a brighter future
Like art, sometimes it's difficult to see the logic in politics
![John Bird's Painting](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1534-john-bird-painting.jpg?w=768)
Like art, sometimes it's difficult to see the logic in politics
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
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As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
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My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
We can't afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook
![House of Commons](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1530_JB.jpg?w=768)
We can't afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook
More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
![Lord John Bird](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lord-Bird-01.11.png?w=768)
More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
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Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis
![elvis](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1524_JohnBird.jpeg?w=768)
Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis
Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity
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