Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for 'change' in the Labour party. What does he want that change to look like?
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir Starmer
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Politics

'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'

Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Letter To My Younger Self

Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'

'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
Politics

'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise
Zack Polanski
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'
Pm for the PM

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Teenage boys on bench
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows
Big Issue vendors and staff with placards calling for action on poverty
Poverty

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?
Zack Polanski
Economy

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'
Matt le Tissier and a plane leaving condensation trials
Debunked

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics
John Bird

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments
Grenfell Tower
Politics

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
War Child in Gaza
Middle East

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the Spring Statement (HM Treasury/Flickr)
Energy bills

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
An empty church
Reform UK

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Vote Leave bus on Brexit campaign
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a pub
Politics

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Lib Dems leader Ed Davey
Politics

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband visit an energy provider training centre
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof