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Changemakers: How Stormzy is giving black students scholarships at Cambridge
Activism

Changemakers: How Stormzy is giving black students scholarships at Cambridge

Changemakers: Amika George, founder of #FreePeriods
Activism

Changemakers: Amika George, founder of #FreePeriods

The new Clean Air Strategy is the Government's 'Green Brexit' vision
Air pollution
Environment

The new Clean Air Strategy is the Government's 'Green Brexit' vision

Redemption Roasters is brewing up solutions for young offenders with coffee
Redemption Roasters
News

Redemption Roasters is brewing up solutions for young offenders with coffee

Changemakers Top 100: Celebrating the thinkers, creators and agitators
Changemaker
Activism

Changemakers Top 100: Celebrating the thinkers, creators and agitators

Fish skin and plastic bans: Tasting the future of restaurant sustainability
Environment

Fish skin and plastic bans: Tasting the future of restaurant sustainability

Universal Credit U-turn as Amber Rudd announces a child benefit climb down
Amber Rudd
News

Universal Credit U-turn as Amber Rudd announces a child benefit climb down

How Big Data can prevent homelessness
Housing

How Big Data can prevent homelessness

London's ShowerBox will provide 'eco-showers' for homeless people
Housing

London's ShowerBox will provide 'eco-showers' for homeless people

Here's everything you can access with The Big Issue's exclusive AR edition
News

Here's everything you can access with The Big Issue's exclusive AR edition

MPs are calling for a food insecurity minister to fight child malnourishment
Social Justice

MPs are calling for a food insecurity minister to fight child malnourishment

Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year
News

Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year

Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report
UN Alston
Social Justice

Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report

Fact/Fiction: Are sensational weather stories blowing hot air?
News

Fact/Fiction: Are sensational weather stories blowing hot air?

Shelter says that 3.1 million homes are needed over the next 20 years
Social housing
Housing

Shelter says that 3.1 million homes are needed over the next 20 years

'Listen to my voice': Our AR special is re-engaging readers with our vendors
News

'Listen to my voice': Our AR special is re-engaging readers with our vendors

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Former vendor Patrick Lawson is dubbed the 'happiest London bus driver'
Patrick Lawson
News

Former vendor Patrick Lawson is dubbed the 'happiest London bus driver'

#FreePeriods has launched a legal campaign to stop period poverty in schools
Social Justice

#FreePeriods has launched a legal campaign to stop period poverty in schools

'My name is Ann. I want to tell you how The Big Issue saved me'
News

'My name is Ann. I want to tell you how The Big Issue saved me'

Universal Credit’s next stage has been cut back to avert 'human catastrophe'
Amber Rudd
News

Universal Credit’s next stage has been cut back to avert 'human catastrophe'

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