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Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty
A blue and red manifesto
John Bird

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain
Stephen Graham in a dressing gown with a can of beer
Lucy Sweet

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain

How 'great wealth transfer' from baby boomers to millennials will shape our planet's future
Finance

How 'great wealth transfer' from baby boomers to millennials will shape our planet's future

Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation
Robin Ince

Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation

Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death
Rishi Sunak
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness
Kentish agricultural workers rising up in 1830
John Bird

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness

Rishi Sunak says he’s thinking long term. But he’s clearly eyeing an early election
Rishi Sunak at a lectern
Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak says he’s thinking long term. But he’s clearly eyeing an early election

I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house
A haunted house in a graveyard with a full moon
Sam Delaney

I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house

Mick Jagger might give away his fortune. Imagine what a windfall tax on oil states could do instead
Paul McNamee

Mick Jagger might give away his fortune. Imagine what a windfall tax on oil states could do instead

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
disabled/ accessible home
Education

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing

All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life
A man making coffee
John Bird

All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Striking junior doctors holding banners
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Asylum seekers

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It's time we united for justice
disabled people protesting
Disability Rights UK

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It's time we united for justice

It's hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon's help
Stacey Solomon in a warehouse holding boxes
Lucy Sweet

It's hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon's help

Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children 'too hungry to learn'
Primary school teacher in the classroom
Child poverty

Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children 'too hungry to learn'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Looking back on the cycle of my life
A woman on an eBike
John Bird

Looking back on the cycle of my life

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there's a simple solution
Young people are at high risk of homelessness and exploitation.
Opinion

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there's a simple solution

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere
Women holding a WASPI banner
Paul McNamee

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere

Robin Ince: 'Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month'
Robin Ince on a wooden stage
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: 'Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month'

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