Opinion

Choose joy this Christmas
Paul McNamee

Choose joy this Christmas

I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
Photos of author Isobel Lepist, one as a child and one now
Isobel Lepist

I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me

Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here's how to speak up
silhouette of woman speaking out
Bernie Rochford

Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here's how to speak up

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like
Doe Paoro

As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like

Labour's youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
A Young Musicians Project session in Sunderland. Image: We Make Culture
Laura Brewis

Labour's youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded

Why I'm proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Sam Delaney

Why I'm proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Gavin Oldham

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness
homeless tents in front of a building
Paula Barker

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness

Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan
homeless tents on the street
Katy Savage

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan

My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
John Bird

My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth – here's what needs to change
A bee on a plant.
Sienna Somers

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth – here's what needs to change

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
A group of children sitting on a bench together.
Lynn Perry

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?
Paul McNamee

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Cameron Saul

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
Julie Adams

What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD 'over-diagnosis'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting.
Rowan Humphries-Massey

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD 'over-diagnosis'

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
A stock image of a mother and two children. Image: Unsplash
Thea Jaffe

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further