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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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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?