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Social enterprises are the road back from Covid
A road stretches out into the horizon and a clear, sunny sky
Guest Columnist

Social enterprises are the road back from Covid

Let's turn up the heat on global leaders to divest from fossil fuels
Eight in ten HSBC and Barclays customers didn't know the banks invested in fossil fuels
Molly Scott Cato

Let's turn up the heat on global leaders to divest from fossil fuels

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
John Bird

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

We're counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is a shortage of more than 100,000 HGV drivers. Image: Peter O'Connor / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Paul McNamee

We're counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains - the nostalgia of the old railways
Robin Price

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains - the nostalgia of the old railways

Power for the people: It's time to renationalise the UK energy system
cost of living crisis
Jon Burke

Power for the people: It's time to renationalise the UK energy system

Why the end of furlough may not solve the jobs crisis like some expect
Hospitality staff lays a table for a wedding
Evie Breese

Why the end of furlough may not solve the jobs crisis like some expect

Climate change: A Big Issue seller's plea for compassion towards animals and our planet
Plymouth vendor Jules Daniels wants us all to take action on climate change
Jules Daniels

Climate change: A Big Issue seller's plea for compassion towards animals and our planet

Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Simone Gill

Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing

If we are going to build back better we need to think local
Guest Columnist

If we are going to build back better we need to think local

Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK's poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating
universal credit
Alex Firth

Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK's poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families
energy crisis and fuel poverty
Simon Francis

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families

How The Big Issue became an A-level set text
South London teacher Mrs Fisher delivers an online lesson.
Steven MacKenzie

How The Big Issue became an A-level set text

The Big Issue at 30: Thirty years of changes... and one thing that's stayed the same
Giant steps (l-r) Anita Roddick, John Bird, Shelter director Sheila McKechnie and Gordon Roddick launch the mag in London in 1991. Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Paul McNamee

The Big Issue at 30: Thirty years of changes... and one thing that's stayed the same

The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done
John Bird

The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done

Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle
universal credit debt advice
Jonathan Davies

Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows
National Insurance increase has changed Dominic Cummings' mind
Paul McNamee

Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows

The UK needs a common policy on refugees, not this shameful shambles
Alf Dubs

The UK needs a common policy on refugees, not this shameful shambles

The Connor Brothers offer a fresh view of a better Britain
Paul McNamee

The Connor Brothers offer a fresh view of a better Britain

'A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it's a space to be'
Emma Jardine

'A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it's a space to be'

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