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We need to address the ingredients that make-up homelessness
John Bird

We need to address the ingredients that make-up homelessness

The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era
Bill Murray in the film The French Dispatch. Image: Searchlight Pictures
Paul McNamee

The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
The Big Issue has launched a Stop Mass Homelessness campaign.
John Bird

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

Building back better? Not for the working class
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a press conference in No 9 Downing Street with Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty on the ease of Covid-19 restrictions on July 19th 2021.
Paddy Bettington

Building back better? Not for the working class

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like
Boris Johnson stands at a podium with government warnings, with his head bowed
Paul McNamee

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like

Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of ending homelessness
A woman and child stare into the sunset
Dr Rachel Blundell

Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of ending homelessness

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Alex Smith

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme

World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up
From Streets to Homes Association

World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that
The Money House
Declan Wilkes

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

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