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Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Jack Smith, 30, writes about his experience in the care system and struggles with mental health – and how this led him to working as a researcher with the University of Cambridge and National Children's Bureau
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
John Bird

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Donald Trump
Your view

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
John Rose

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we'll all be much poorer for it
Paul McNamee

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we'll all be much poorer for it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she's become my role model
Lucy Sweet

Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she's become my role model

GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action
Anna Hargrave

GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Homelessness
Duncan Shrubsole

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
asylum seekers at former military barracks
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Rows of houses in Sheffield
Vikki Brownridge

There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
a person using a phone
Elizabeth Anderson

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem
Rows of flags from across the world
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
an iPad
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they're demonised in the press
Former deputy prime minister
Bridgette Rickett

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they're demonised in the press

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Paul McNamee

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

Dating is tough when you have a disability. It's time to break down the barriers we face to finding love
Calum Grevers
Calum Grevers

Dating is tough when you have a disability. It's time to break down the barriers we face to finding love

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn't morbid – it's necessary
Rowan Humphries-Massey

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn't morbid – it's necessary

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Erin Mansell

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Robin Ince

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Turns out Nigel Farage isn't prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Paul McNamee

Turns out Nigel Farage isn't prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning
Opinion

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
domestic abuse
Domestic Violence

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me