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Opinion

It's time to skill-up and invest to rebuild Britain for the future
John Bird

It's time to skill-up and invest to rebuild Britain for the future

Good people (and good dogs) will help us stay positive
Paul McNamee

Good people (and good dogs) will help us stay positive

As the days get darker, let the light in with a good book
Paul McNamee

As the days get darker, let the light in with a good book

Think of the kids. Our response to Covid affects them too
John Bird

Think of the kids. Our response to Covid affects them too

Paul McNamee: Good things are there if we look for them
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Good things are there if we look for them

John Bird: Skills are our ticket out of the low-wage economy
John Bird

John Bird: Skills are our ticket out of the low-wage economy

"Until the law can represent everyone, it will fail"
Alexandra Wilson

"Until the law can represent everyone, it will fail"

Sarah Ward: Why I battled council over plans to fine homeless people
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward: Why I battled council over plans to fine homeless people

Stonewall Housing's Steven McIntyre: Our service users face homophobia daily
Steven McIntyre

Stonewall Housing's Steven McIntyre: Our service users face homophobia daily

Paul McNamee: Give the kids a break
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Give the kids a break

John Bird: Our prosperity’s teetering on the brink. We need to act now
John Bird

John Bird: Our prosperity’s teetering on the brink. We need to act now

David Graeber: 'To save the world, we're going to have to stop working'
David Graeber
David Graeber

David Graeber: 'To save the world, we're going to have to stop working'

We all must work together to ride out the recession — including big business
The Big Issue

We all must work together to ride out the recession — including big business

Rutger Bregman: Cynicism is out, hope is in
Bregman
Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman: Cynicism is out, hope is in

John Bird: Like it or not, we have to help the government do its job
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
John Bird

John Bird: Like it or not, we have to help the government do its job

Paul McNamee: The historian who came in from the cold
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The historian who came in from the cold

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Melissa Benn: Exams don’t show people at their best. Why persist with them?
Melissa Benn

Melissa Benn: Exams don’t show people at their best. Why persist with them?

Paul McNamee: Don't let social media hinder a future vaccine
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Don't let social media hinder a future vaccine

Josh Babarinde: 'Diversity boils down to a life or death issue’
Steven MacKenzie

Josh Babarinde: 'Diversity boils down to a life or death issue’

James Ball: It's time to take back control of our data
James Ball

James Ball: It's time to take back control of our data

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