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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

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'

The national insurance hike is a scam — and won't fix social care
James Ball

The national insurance hike is a scam — and won't fix social care

The Greens' small step in Scotland could yet have a big say in the UK
Paul McNamee

The Greens' small step in Scotland could yet have a big say in the UK

Interpreting for asylum seekers is about more than translation
Radil Barzan

Interpreting for asylum seekers is about more than translation

Don't be too cynical about Airbnb housing Afghan refugees. Just a bit cynical
Free Lance

Don't be too cynical about Airbnb housing Afghan refugees. Just a bit cynical

'Detention centres destroy people's mental health'
money and mental health
Lamin Joof

'Detention centres destroy people's mental health'

How can a person be illegal?
Md Mominul Hamid

How can a person be illegal?

We need to welcome refugees, not deter them
Paul McNamee

We need to welcome refugees, not deter them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Council tax valuations have been around since Chesney was No. 1
Andrew Dixon

Council tax valuations have been around since Chesney was No. 1

The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill 
William Gomes

The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill 

Life as a UK asylum seeker: 'Will I ever really be safe?'
AsylumSeester

Life as a UK asylum seeker: 'Will I ever really be safe?'

How do we reach the anti-vaxxers?
Paul McNamee

How do we reach the anti-vaxxers?

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