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There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse
This Is How It Feels, Clifton House Secure Hospital, part of Koestler Arts' My Path exhibition
C Malley

There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse

Anonymous prisoner: 'You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment'
Prison is no picnic - but for some rough sleepers, it at least provides a 'safe' place to stay. Image credit: Piqsels
Anonymous

Anonymous prisoner: 'You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment'

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison
Several States of Mind, artwork by a prisoner at HMP Dartmoor and part of Koestler Arts' No Lockdown in the Imagination exhibition
Steve Newark

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned
housing
Steph Dutton

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people
Jonn Elledge

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people

A year of lockdowns has damaged gender equality - but we can turn the tide
Natasha Mudhar

A year of lockdowns has damaged gender equality - but we can turn the tide

You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to see our prison system isn't working
John Bird

You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to see our prison system isn't working

Why The Big Issue has put together a prison special
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Paul McNamee

Why The Big Issue has put together a prison special

I tweet therefore I am: Finding identity when life is online
Our identities are being formed online
Tracey Follows

I tweet therefore I am: Finding identity when life is online

Lets be honest, attacks on Naga Munchetty aren't all about impartiality
Mic Wright

Lets be honest, attacks on Naga Munchetty aren't all about impartiality

Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life
Carers Rights Day helps direct unpaid carers to support. Image: Matthias Zomer / Pexels
Drew Hendry

Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life

Sisters Uncut: Government's policing bill won't keep women safe
sisters uncut protest policing bill
Sisters Uncut

Sisters Uncut: Government's policing bill won't keep women safe

Protest is at the heart of democracy, the policing bill will silence millions
Michael Chandler

Protest is at the heart of democracy, the policing bill will silence millions

It's time to confront the taboo around homeless women
Homeless women: Bernadette Russell and the seafront in Southsea where she lived in a hotel
Bernadette Russell

It's time to confront the taboo around homeless women

We should be focused on ending poverty, not the rowing royals
John Bird

We should be focused on ending poverty, not the rowing royals

To get out of the economic crisis, we need vision
Paul McNamee

To get out of the economic crisis, we need vision

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Black brits can relate to George Floyd in their relationship with police
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 13: A mural painted by artist Kenny Altidor depicting George Floyd is unveiled on a sidewall of CTown Supermarket on July 13, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough New York City. George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis and his death has sparked a national reckoning about race and policing in the United States. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Professor Kehinde Andrews

Black brits can relate to George Floyd in their relationship with police

The horrific case of Sarah Everard is a chance to better educate our sons
The tragic case of Sarah Everard has highlighted the daily lived experience for women in the UK
Jane Graham

The horrific case of Sarah Everard is a chance to better educate our sons

Male decision makers have no idea how dangerous the UK is for women
The tragic case of Sarah Everard has highlighted the daily lived experience for women in the UK
Georgia Ladbury

Male decision makers have no idea how dangerous the UK is for women

95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt
The Government has been dropping hints about 95% mortgages. Image credit: Sephelonor / Pixabay
Jonn Elledge

95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt