Opinion
The Rwanda plan is making me question how safe I really am in the UK 
The Rwanda plan is making me question how safe I really am in the UK
“The plane might have been stopped but the fear remains,” writes campaigner and Refugee Week ambassador Ali Ghaderi.
Rail strikes signal a growing roar of discontent our government won’t be able to silence
Rail strikes signal a growing roar of discontent our government won’t be able to silence
A large number of people support the RMT strikes, whatever Tory MPs might claim. And it looks like more are on the horizon. Something’s got to give, writes Big Issue editor Paul McNamee.
The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
Boris Johnson’s government is proposing not only an ‘update’ to the human rights act, writes Merris Amos, but a wholesale revision.
Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too
Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too
How the arts is supporting healing in refugees and showcasing their contribution to society
How the arts is supporting healing in refugees and showcasing their contribution to society
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Prince William: ‘Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue’
Prince William: ‘Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue’
The government’s food strategy fails to join the dots of a global emergency
The government’s food strategy fails to join the dots of a global emergency
Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital
Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
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Britain’s homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose
Britain’s homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose
Scotland v Ukraine means so much more than just football
Scotland v Ukraine means so much more than just football
50 years of Pride: Why this year’s milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people
50 years of Pride: Why this year’s milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people
Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty
Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty
‘The epidemic here isn’t Covid, the epidemic is poverty’: The future of mutual aid in Food Bank Britain
‘The epidemic here isn’t Covid, the epidemic is poverty’: The future of mutual aid in Food Bank Britain
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Wagatha Christie show our appetite for gossip will never be sated
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Wagatha Christie show our appetite for gossip will never be sated
Maybe Liverpool fans wouldn’t boo the national anthem if there was a level playing field
Maybe Liverpool fans wouldn’t boo the national anthem if there was a level playing field
Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act
Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act
The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding
The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding
OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.
OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.
Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there’s no barrier to voting Green
Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there’s no barrier to voting Green
Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
Weighing up BMI bemusement when you’re heavy but healthy
Weighing up BMI bemusement when you’re heavy but healthy
A Muse concert will help Médecins Sans Frontières deliver medical supplies to people in conflict zones
A Muse concert will help Médecins Sans Frontières deliver medical supplies to people in conflict zones
How a Muse concert will help War Child support those impacted by the war in Ukraine
