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Opinion

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of
Robin Ince

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
a man in a wheelchair working at a laptop
Mikey Erhardt

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
prison overcrowding
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Sidney Ewing and Gini Simpson

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
Prison gates and barbed wire
Sonya Ruparel

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit
The cast of Public Interest
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit

The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense
Paul McNamee

The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense

Do men struggle with friendships because we're too competitive?
Sam Delaney

Do men struggle with friendships because we're too competitive?

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people
Khalid Javid

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back
Nick Garland

The radical right have stolen the centre left's clothes – but it's not too late to fight back

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
Changing river pollution to boost housebuilding has enraged the RSPB
James Wallace

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch
John Bird

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
Nadia Whittome MP

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Lucy Bannister

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Westminster beware – Wales is watching
Paul McNamee

Westminster beware – Wales is watching

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
A Welsh dragon
Andrew Connell and Jez Bushnell

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Sabine Goodwin

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

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