Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is the first Editor to manage The Big Issue across all national and regional editions as well as online. A regular media commentator, Paul has been named Editor of the Year three times by PPA Scotland, and was named British Editor of The Year in 2013 and 2016 by the BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors).
Brave leadership will be our ticket for change
Blair and Brown
Paul McNamee

Brave leadership will be our ticket for change

Don't silence the music. Turn it up
Fiona Fey playing a woodwind instrument
Paul McNamee

Don't silence the music. Turn it up

Society pays a cost for high tuition fees
Illustration of a person climbing towards a degree certificate
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Society pays a cost for high tuition fees

Even my dog knows that this government doesn't have a plan
Toastie
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Even my dog knows that this government doesn't have a plan

The cost of living crisis has left us in a state of emergency. The government must act
Hands counting coins
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The cost of living crisis has left us in a state of emergency. The government must act

Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here's why it matters
Joe Biden makes a speech
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Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here's why it matters

As ever, it is women who are left to carry the load
Iceland loans
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As ever, it is women who are left to carry the load

Whenever the government wants to distract us from the important stuff, there's a crackdown
Two doughnuts with pink icing
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Whenever the government wants to distract us from the important stuff, there's a crackdown

Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
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Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK's future
Bill Clinton and Gerry Adams shake hands in Belfast, November 1995
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Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK's future

It's time for ministers to treat homelessness like the emergency it is
Protesters holding placards saying 'safe and secure homes for all'
Paul McNamee

It's time for ministers to treat homelessness like the emergency it is

It's National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we're all connected
Vendor week
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It's National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we're all connected