Opinion

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

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.

Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it's not a 1950s I recognise
Bill Nighy in Living
John Bird

Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it's not a 1950s I recognise

The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
Scotland flag with hand giving peace sign
Paul McNamee

The desire for Scottish independence is not going away

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
police vagrancy act
Layla Moran

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead

The government must measure the true cost of austerity
Protest against government
John Bird

The government must measure the true cost of austerity

Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox
Travel

Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox

How we lost sight of the Beveridge Principles
William Beveridge
Dr Lee Gregory

How we lost sight of the Beveridge Principles

Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Paul McNamee

Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment

I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
Dr Max Pemberton

I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup

Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
homelessness rough sleeping Autumn Statement
Homelessness

Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works
Paul Cézanne
John Bird

Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works

British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’
Geoff Mulgan

British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sam Delaney: 'My cat Nelson has gone and I'm absolutely gutted'
Nelson the cat
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: 'My cat Nelson has gone and I'm absolutely gutted'

Social media may be the new religion, but it hasn't made us better people
Social media logos
Paul McNamee

Social media may be the new religion, but it hasn't made us better people

The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
ohn Lewis Christmas advert: a young girl arriving at her new foster placement.
Marie-Claire Jones

The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest
George Osborne
John Bird

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest