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George Clarke: 'We are on the verge of a poverty pandemic'
George Clarke's Council House Scandal
Social Justice

George Clarke: 'We are on the verge of a poverty pandemic'

Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds
Social Justice

Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds

'The bridge through Covid is not there for me': ExcludedUK meet with mayors
Sadiq Khan in a face mask
Employment

'The bridge through Covid is not there for me': ExcludedUK meet with mayors

Fawcett Society: Use Covid-19 opportunity to push for gender equality
a woman works at a table with a laptop and a glass of water
Social Justice

Fawcett Society: Use Covid-19 opportunity to push for gender equality

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty
Mark Watson stares into the camera
Social Justice

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty

Understand the barriers that stop you reaching your potential
fugure with arms raised in triumph
News

Understand the barriers that stop you reaching your potential

Chi Onwurah: 'Parents come to me in tears because they can't feed their kids'
Chi Onwurah says the government needs to do more to end child poverty
Employment

Chi Onwurah: 'Parents come to me in tears because they can't feed their kids'

Westminster's rough sleepers offered 'around the clock support' this winter
Housing

Westminster's rough sleepers offered 'around the clock support' this winter

‘What can I do to buy food?’ asks Big Issue vendor facing level four lockdown
Big Issue vendor Constantin and his baby
News

‘What can I do to buy food?’ asks Big Issue vendor facing level four lockdown

Social Enterprise Day: 40 organisations turning profits into positives
hands on top of each other
Activism

Social Enterprise Day: 40 organisations turning profits into positives

Is this 'Green Industrial Revolution' enough to get ahead on climate change?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks through Whitehall with papers under his arm
Environment

Is this 'Green Industrial Revolution' enough to get ahead on climate change?

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change
The Big Issue
Social Justice

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change

Sadiq Khan launches online tool to root out London's 'rogue landlords'
London's City Hall is lit up in the evening with Tower Bridge in the background
Housing

Sadiq Khan launches online tool to root out London's 'rogue landlords'

‘National scandal’: Over half of school teachers work with homeless children
School child
News

‘National scandal’: Over half of school teachers work with homeless children

Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes
Social housing in London
Housing

Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes

Big Issue vendor (and his dog) overwhelmed with lockdown food delivery
Big Issue vendor Robin and his dog Tinks
News

Big Issue vendor (and his dog) overwhelmed with lockdown food delivery

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Brighton man 'slept in van' after police-enforced eviction on eve of lockdown
A car speeds along the seafront road in Brighton at night
Housing

Brighton man 'slept in van' after police-enforced eviction on eve of lockdown

George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”
George Clarke's Council House Scandal
Housing

George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”

Your RORA idea: Bring local authorities, businesses and creatives together
News

Your RORA idea: Bring local authorities, businesses and creatives together

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance 'unequal pandemic'
A hand drawn sign thanks keyworkers for their efforts during the pandemic
News

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance 'unequal pandemic'