Opinion

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
Postal workers strike
James Meadway

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively
a key to a house
Greg Hurst

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively

AI might show the way, but only humanity can save us
The Tesla Bot
John Bird

AI might show the way, but only humanity can save us

The New Year resolutions Rishi Sunak has to make in 2023 to protect the planet
onshore wind farm
Mike Childs

The New Year resolutions Rishi Sunak has to make in 2023 to protect the planet

How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
Christmas

How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Ambulance strikes

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
John Bird

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
Big Issue vendor
Paul McNamee

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

The NHS staffing crisis won't be fixed until it solves its problem with racism
Kate Osamor

The NHS staffing crisis won't be fixed until it solves its problem with racism

Independent bookshop people are the best people
Bookshop
on tour

Independent bookshop people are the best people

Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
Count Binface
letter from Sigma IX

Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
Oil rigs
John Bird

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Tom Waits
Paul McNamee

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day
Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates
Edinburgh at Christmas
John Bird

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates

Sam Delaney: 'I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more'
Jazz performing
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: 'I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more'

The Banshees of Inisherin is a curious tonic for these bleak times
Colin Farrell and his little donkey in The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul McNamee

The Banshees of Inisherin is a curious tonic for these bleak times

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.
A volunteer sorts food donations at a food bank
Food banks

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.