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Street soccer brings home the redemptive power of football
David Duke and Street Soccer network
Paul McNamee

Street soccer brings home the redemptive power of football

Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice
Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has seen recent protests against the government. Image: Steven MacKenzie
Yasmin Sooka and Frances Harrison

Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice

National Food Bank Day: 'Our greatest wish is for our help not to be needed'
National Food Bank Day

National Food Bank Day: 'Our greatest wish is for our help not to be needed'

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
Lord John Bird
John Bird

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues

Robin Ince: How to cure hiccups in Salt Lake City
Gilgal Sculpture Garden
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: How to cure hiccups in Salt Lake City

A general strike now feels inevitable
General strike of 1926, Tyldesley miners
Paul McNamee

A general strike now feels inevitable

What Lenin got right about capitalism
Painting of Lenin
John Bird

What Lenin got right about capitalism

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'
Liz Truss
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
A majority of the public also wants reforms to stop working parents being priced out of childcare. universal credit
Megan Jarvie

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning
Hourglass
Paul McNamee

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning

We can make our streets greener, happier and safer. This is how
Jon Burke

We can make our streets greener, happier and safer. This is how

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them
The Secret Civil Servant

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them

In a tent in Devon, having a field day
John Bird

In a tent in Devon, having a field day

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome
Protesting the Borders Bill
Enver Solomon

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy
Garden of flowers
Paul McNamee

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
John Bird

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'

Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on
Paul McNamee

Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on

Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me
Pizza
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me

Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis
elvis
society

Elvis set the world on fire – now we need to turn the heat down and address the climate crisis

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