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Housing associations are spending £70 million boosting long-term employment
Housing
Housing

Housing associations are spending £70 million boosting long-term employment

Brian Wilson felt the Good Vibrations at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival
Brian Wilson Doune the Rabbit Hole
News

Brian Wilson felt the Good Vibrations at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival

John Bird’s Creditworthiness Assessment Bill is going to the House of Commons
Housing

John Bird’s Creditworthiness Assessment Bill is going to the House of Commons

From Big Sam's Big Mac to Diego's Sesh – Sam Delaney's Russia 2018 highlights
News

From Big Sam's Big Mac to Diego's Sesh – Sam Delaney's Russia 2018 highlights

A new housing coalition wants more council tax power to tackle empty homes
Empty homes
Housing

A new housing coalition wants more council tax power to tackle empty homes

A ban on the cross-examination of domestic abuse victims is still delayed
Law
News

A ban on the cross-examination of domestic abuse victims is still delayed

Toiletries Amnesty is getting home comforts to those without them
Toiletries Amnesty
Activism

Toiletries Amnesty is getting home comforts to those without them

Geoffrey Robertson QC: "The Daily Mail said I was known as the Rottweiler"
News

Geoffrey Robertson QC: "The Daily Mail said I was known as the Rottweiler"

An artist's portraits of Norwich Big Issue vendors help his depression
Christopher Nairne vendor portraits
News

An artist's portraits of Norwich Big Issue vendors help his depression

John Bird: This summer it's time to understand the reasons for Brexit
Brexit bus
Politics

John Bird: This summer it's time to understand the reasons for Brexit

Scottish football is the new frontline in the fight against period poverty
Activism

Scottish football is the new frontline in the fight against period poverty

A 'Street Football Wales' women's project is up for a National Lottery Award
Wales Homeless World Cup
News

A 'Street Football Wales' women's project is up for a National Lottery Award

The inside scoop: A brief history of ice cream
News

The inside scoop: A brief history of ice cream

Vulnerable children are falling victim to a social care 'postcode lottery'
Social Justice

Vulnerable children are falling victim to a social care 'postcode lottery'

Sally Phillips is fighting back against the no-nonsense world
News

Sally Phillips is fighting back against the no-nonsense world

Teens as young as 13 are being treated for cocaine addiction in Scotland
Cocaine
News

Teens as young as 13 are being treated for cocaine addiction in Scotland

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Five ways to fix Universal Credit as rent arrears hit £24m
News

Five ways to fix Universal Credit as rent arrears hit £24m

Housing Minister Kit Malthouse once claimed homeless were "too comfortable"
Housing

Housing Minister Kit Malthouse once claimed homeless were "too comfortable"

After Trump's child detention chaos, we must look closer at our own policies
News

After Trump's child detention chaos, we must look closer at our own policies

How 'Coronation Street' is raising awareness of hidden homelessness
Housing

How 'Coronation Street' is raising awareness of hidden homelessness

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