Opinion

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis
Benjamin Netanyahu at an Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem - 30 Jul 2023
Stephen Pollard

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis

On men, women and the universal heartbreak of saying goodbye to our pets
A dog and a human looking at a sunset
Paul McNamee

On men, women and the universal heartbreak of saying goodbye to our pets

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike
A packed Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland, UK
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike

Greenwashing BP and Shell are showing their true colours: profit, shareholders, and more profit
Pranesh Narayanan

Greenwashing BP and Shell are showing their true colours: profit, shareholders, and more profit

Rishi Sunak's North Sea oil bonanza is laying the foundation for a culture war election
Dominic Hinde

Rishi Sunak's North Sea oil bonanza is laying the foundation for a culture war election

I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating
Alex South portrait, brown hair black top
Alex South

I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
Close up of Cillian Murphy in black and white
John Bird

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

Should tenants get a share of the profits of their landlords' buy-to-let? Readers have their say
A model of a house and some keys, green and blue on a white background
Letters

Should tenants get a share of the profits of their landlords' buy-to-let? Readers have their say

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
cost of living crisis
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
Footballer Kylian Mbappe of France and Paris St Germain has been the subject of transfer speculation
Paul McNamee

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do

Climate denial sharks are circling since the Ulez by-election. Don’t feed them.
Adam Barnett

Climate denial sharks are circling since the Ulez by-election. Don’t feed them.

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'
A forest
Sam Delaney

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'

'Stressful and depressing': More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
Your views

'Stressful and depressing': More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life
The Big Issue mural
John Bird

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life

The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do
Climate crisis

The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do

By this reckoning, the Conservatives will have very few truly safe seats next election
James Ball

By this reckoning, the Conservatives will have very few truly safe seats next election

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Illegal Immigration Act: Is this the end of safe asylum in the UK?
An aerial view of the Bibby Stockholm migrant asylum docked in its final position at Portland Port in Dorset.
Josie Naughton

Illegal Immigration Act: Is this the end of safe asylum in the UK?

Unlike Nigel Farage, millions of people really are financially excluded – that's who the system is rigged against
Coutts
Paul McNamee

Unlike Nigel Farage, millions of people really are financially excluded – that's who the system is rigged against

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 
John Bird

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 

‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments
your views

‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments