Petition Keir
£ Support
Subscribe
Sign the Big Issue petition calling for a Poverty Zero law
SIGN HERE

Opinion

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
An aerial view of a woman packing food parcels at a food bank. Nearly half of people using food banks last year were in debt to the government
Paul McNamee

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts

Closing Sheffield's archaeology department is a symptom of something darker
A volunteer digs at an archaeology site uncovered by the Crossrail construction in London
Vicky Carroll

Closing Sheffield's archaeology department is a symptom of something darker

What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings appears before the joint select committees leading a Covid inquiry
Jonn Elledge

What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings

Nothing fuels hate more than ignorance
Tova Leigh Picture: Steve Ullathorne
Tova Leigh

Nothing fuels hate more than ignorance

Fixing free school meals won't end child poverty, but it's a start
A child eating biscuits. The food banks charity does not expect demand to decrease any time soon, with universal credit set to be cut by £20 per week in September.
Kate Anstey

Fixing free school meals won't end child poverty, but it's a start

Child food poverty debate: What MPs should know
Fighting child food poverty means
Sabine Goodwin

Child food poverty debate: What MPs should know

Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle
Fast Fashion
Lauren Bravo

Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle

If everything else is opening, why not universities?
Paul McNamee

If everything else is opening, why not universities?

After election rhetoric, Scotland's poverty pledges must be more than words
The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Almost a quarter of children in Scotland were living poverty before the pandemic.
Neil Cowan

After election rhetoric, Scotland's poverty pledges must be more than words

Great British Railways must put trains at heart of green recovery
Great British Railways
Paul Tuohy

Great British Railways must put trains at heart of green recovery

Boris Johnson has one chance to prevent a terrible wave of homelessness
The UK could face a wave of homelessness
Paul McNamee

Boris Johnson has one chance to prevent a terrible wave of homelessness

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill
Future generations bill
John Bird

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell
Bernard Coard

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Victorian housing in the UK housing market
John Bird

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age
Biden our time: Like the current US president, we might be working well past retirement age Image:Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
Laura Whateley

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age

The peaceful ‘Battle of Kenmure Street’ is a day we will never forget
Eileen Reid

The peaceful ‘Battle of Kenmure Street’ is a day we will never forget

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Universal Credit: How algorithms pose a threat to accessing benefits
Algorithms could make the process of claiming Universal Credit inherently unfair. Image credit: Geralt / Pixabay
Lee Coppack and Joanna Bates

Universal Credit: How algorithms pose a threat to accessing benefits

How will we pay for everything if there is no tax?
We need a new tax system for the digital age, writes financial writer Dominic Frisby. Image credit: Public Domain Picture / Pixabay
Dominic Frisby

How will we pay for everything if there is no tax?

To fix the high street, we have to think local
200-year-old Debenhams was just one causality of the high street. Image credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images
Vidhya Alakeson

To fix the high street, we have to think local

‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’
Children's mental health needs more attention
Amy Smith

‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’

Support our vendors with a subscription

For each subscription to the magazine, we’ll provide a vendor with a reusable water bottle, making it easier for them to access cold water on hot days.

Subscribe