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Our housing crisis has been building for years
The Interior of slum housing
John Bird

Our housing crisis has been building for years

How do we end homelessness once and for all?
A man sitting on the pavement in a sleeping bag
Homelessness

How do we end homelessness once and for all?

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained
Illustration of people and houses
Rachael Williamson and John Perry

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained

Why The Big Issue has launched a new campaign to End Housing Insecurity Now
Illustration of people and houses
Paul McNamee

Why The Big Issue has launched a new campaign to End Housing Insecurity Now

GCSE results day: Won't someone think of the parents?
The phrase Everything is going to be Okay typed on a piece of paper
Sam Delaney

GCSE results day: Won't someone think of the parents?

How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine
man in a blue shirt beside a sports field
Jamie Masraff

How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine

In the real world, kindness and cooperation will always triumph over political combat
Three rosettes with symbols for police, nurses and firefighters
John Bird

In the real world, kindness and cooperation will always triumph over political combat

Rise in rough sleeping is a 'great concern'. But we're still aiming to end it for good
rough sleeping and homelessness
Rough sleeping

Rise in rough sleeping is a 'great concern'. But we're still aiming to end it for good

Eminem, Ramaswamy, and the slim pickings from shady politicians
Vivek Ramaswamy
Paul McNamee

Eminem, Ramaswamy, and the slim pickings from shady politicians

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars
Illustration showing devices used in the spread of culture wars
Education

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars

Harold Wilson's failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 
Harold Wilson
John Bird

Harold Wilson's failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 

The people of Ecuador voted to protect the planet. Now it’s time for the international community to step up
Dorothy Guerrero and Ivonne Yanez

The people of Ecuador voted to protect the planet. Now it’s time for the international community to step up

If we want the UK to be an education powerhouse, we must abandon old-school thinking
Illustration of items to do with education: a brain, a lightbulb, an apple, a guitar
Paul McNamee

If we want the UK to be an education powerhouse, we must abandon old-school thinking

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here's what can be done now
Peter Krykant outside his safe consumption van in Glasgow, Scotland. An important part of the fight against drug-related deaths
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here's what can be done now

We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right
energy price cap
Energy price cap

We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
homelessness and disability
Homelessness

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature
Capitalism: Skyscrapers in the city of London
Letters

Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature

Revisiting old ground was a Klee-full experience
Paul Klee (1879-1940), whose art was highly influential in Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism
John Bird

Revisiting old ground was a Klee-full experience

Fifth force opens up a universe of possibilities
Particle accelerator at Fermilab
Paul McNamee

Fifth force opens up a universe of possibilities

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe
Greyfriars Bobby statue
Robin Ince

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe

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