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Opinion

Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It's time to smash the stigma
London homes
Michael Verrier

Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It's time to smash the stigma

Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is a step forward – but there's a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Cardboard boxes piled up at a London Renters Union protest
Nye Jones

Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is a step forward – but there's a glaring gap on the affordability crisis

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
Roz Savage MP

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill

Mick Lynch exposed a glaring ignorance towards trade unions. His retirement leaves big shoes to fill
mick lynch
Taj Ali

Mick Lynch exposed a glaring ignorance towards trade unions. His retirement leaves big shoes to fill

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis
Dr Patrick Hart is a GP jailed for climate crisis protests
Dr RIta Issa

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
To Let signs to attract renters
Paula Barker MP

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good
Elon Musk
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good

Can Starmer's government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it
Liam Geraghty

Can Starmer's government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it

Banks may not be interested in people experiencing poverty – but we are
James Jones

Banks may not be interested in people experiencing poverty – but we are

I'm a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
Greta, a white woman and wheelchair user, sits in the middle of a green forest on location during filming for A World Beneath Us. It is Bumpy, cool, warm, trees, plants, insects, staggering, quiet, light, dark (shade), tan, green, brown.
Greta Chambers-McMillan

I'm a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature

From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here's 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025
TV's Claudia Winkleman
Lucy Sweet

From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here's 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Foster care

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

Stonehenge can offer us wisdom from the deep and distant past
Paul McNamee

Stonehenge can offer us wisdom from the deep and distant past

Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back
Cat Hobbs

Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
John Bird

How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits
keir starmer
Ruth Patrick

Labour must actually bring change in 2025 – and that means changing its approach to benefits

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS
Mike Phillips

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
child in a refugee camp
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

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