Opinion

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Maria Sookias

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse

Women fleeing domestic abuse risk joining the ranks of the UK's rising numbers of hidden homeless
No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
a dog with their owner
James Hickman

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'
Scottish first minister John Swinney
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: 'Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves'
Adjani Salmon

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: 'Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves'

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
John Bird

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
boarded-up empty homes
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use

When are you putting the heating on?
old woman adjusting heating thermostat
Your views

When are you putting the heating on?

Mounjaro for all! Will Wes Streeting's plan for weight loss jabs on the NHS really work?
Paul McNamee

Mounjaro for all! Will Wes Streeting's plan for weight loss jabs on the NHS really work?

Is going to university really worth it?
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Is going to university really worth it?

Supermarket dominance is disastrous for food prices, public health and the planet
supermarket aisle
Carina Millstone

Supermarket dominance is disastrous for food prices, public health and the planet

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Delegates from around the world at the United Nations.
Rick Burgess and Alex Firth

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how
a tent on the street
Lauren Aronin

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how

How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?
Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour.
Kate Pattison

How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
image of union jacks
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Mission 44 CEO Jason Arthur with the charity's founder Sir Lewis Hamilton. Image: Mission 44
Jason Arthur

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story

Taylor Swift is right to call herself an 'English teacher'. I would know, I am one
Taylor Swift performing at the eras tour
Clio Doyle

Taylor Swift is right to call herself an 'English teacher'. I would know, I am one

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
Richard Ellis

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Nigel Farage
Stephen Walcott

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
John Bird

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
Civil rights march on Washington D.C. in 1963 by photographer Warren K. Leffler.
Dahaba Ali Hussen

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control
Munya Radzi

Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rachel Reeves's budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
Rachel Reeves
Paul McNamee

Rachel Reeves's budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy

I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Left: Jonny Roberts. Right: Keir Starmer speaking with school children.
Jonny Roberts

I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide
Man with head in his hands
Josie Jakub

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide

How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?
prime minister Keir Starmer
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How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?