Opinion
The Gathering creator: 'It's class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV'
![Eva Morgan and Sonny Walker in The Gathering](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Gathering-3.jpg?w=768)
The Gathering creator: 'It's class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV'
How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
![A parrot](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_Sam_Delaney_Hero.jpg?w=768)
How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
Tories want to paint disabled people as 'benefit cheats'. Is Labour really any better?
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1603_WLL_SB_Tory_Labour.jpg?w=768)
Tories want to paint disabled people as 'benefit cheats'. Is Labour really any better?
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
![car washes have been highlighted as modern slavery hotspots](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4870702.jpg?w=768)
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
![Affected families in Westminster after the damning report into the infected blood scandal was published](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_John_Bird_Hero.jpg?w=768)
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here's how
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-22T163726.906.jpg?w=768)
We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here's how
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change
![prison](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/prison-system-cr-eleanor-bannister-hero34-copy.jpg?w=768)
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change
From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD
![ADHD brain](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tourette-syndrome-7194132_1920.gif?w=768)
From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD
How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1616_Books_Cockerel-Flat_cr-Matt-Broughton.jpg?w=768)
How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort
![Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shutterstock_2457970791-e1716374685207.jpg?w=768)
I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort
My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don't I feel victorious?
![disability benefits/ mother and child](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don't I feel victorious?
Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now's the time for the next government to step up
![debt](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5900093.jpg?w=768)
Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now's the time for the next government to step up
There's so many questions needing answers this general election it's hard to zone in on just one
![Rishi Sunak calling a July 4 general election on May 22](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shutterstock_editorial_14500500aj.jpg?w=768)
There's so many questions needing answers this general election it's hard to zone in on just one
This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
![The Criminal Justice Bill criminalises rough sleeping](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2241538810_ff59c1311f_o-2.jpg?w=768)
This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-21T145819.189.jpg?w=768)
So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand
Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here's how to end it once and for all
![people experiencing homelessness also face stigma](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/5782510603_f3115d89a8_k.jpg?w=768)
Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here's how to end it once and for all
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty: This is how we stamp out teenage misogyny and sexism
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1616_NagaMunchetty_430540.jpg?w=768)
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty: This is how we stamp out teenage misogyny and sexism
Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music
![Sam Smith arrives for the 2023 BRIT Awards ceremony at The O2 arena in London. Image: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_editorial_13763411aj.jpg?w=768)
Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music
We need more women MPs – but we can't just expect women to stand for election. We must act
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Suffragettes_2CTWYAY_HERO.jpg?w=768)
We need more women MPs – but we can't just expect women to stand for election. We must act
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here's some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shutterstock_editorial_13887530c.gif?w=768)