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Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue's goal was the same
John Bird and Phil Ryan
John Bird

Simpler times, but 30 years ago The Big Issue's goal was the same

Naomi Osaka's openness on mental health should be praised, not punished
Paul Farmer

Naomi Osaka's openness on mental health should be praised, not punished

Britain, like Tim Martin, has to learn to make hospitality a viable career
Paul McNamee

Britain, like Tim Martin, has to learn to make hospitality a viable career

No more Brum Brum: Why Birmingham needs to end its love affair with cars
Sandra Green

No more Brum Brum: Why Birmingham needs to end its love affair with cars

The roots of the impending eviction crisis are clear
Lloyd Russell Moyle and Nick Hodges

The roots of the impending eviction crisis are clear

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
An aerial view of a woman packing food parcels at a food bank. Nearly half of people using food banks last year were in debt to the government
Paul McNamee

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts

Closing Sheffield's archaeology department is a symptom of something darker
A volunteer digs at an archaeology site uncovered by the Crossrail construction in London
Vicky Carroll

Closing Sheffield's archaeology department is a symptom of something darker

What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings appears before the joint select committees leading a Covid inquiry
Jonn Elledge

What Dominic Cummings teaches us about government, Covid and Dominic Cummings

Nothing fuels hate more than ignorance
Tova Leigh Picture: Steve Ullathorne
Tova Leigh

Nothing fuels hate more than ignorance

Fixing free school meals won't end child poverty, but it's a start
A child eating biscuits. The food banks charity does not expect demand to decrease any time soon, with universal credit set to be cut by £20 per week in September.
Kate Anstey

Fixing free school meals won't end child poverty, but it's a start

Child food poverty debate: What MPs should know
Fighting child food poverty means
Sabine Goodwin

Child food poverty debate: What MPs should know

Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle
Fast Fashion
Lauren Bravo

Tackling fast fashion must be our next global battle

If everything else is opening, why not universities?
Paul McNamee

If everything else is opening, why not universities?

After election rhetoric, Scotland's poverty pledges must be more than words
The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Almost a quarter of children in Scotland were living poverty before the pandemic.
Neil Cowan

After election rhetoric, Scotland's poverty pledges must be more than words

Great British Railways must put trains at heart of green recovery
Great British Railways
Paul Tuohy

Great British Railways must put trains at heart of green recovery

Boris Johnson has one chance to prevent a terrible wave of homelessness
The UK could face a wave of homelessness
Paul McNamee

Boris Johnson has one chance to prevent a terrible wave of homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill
Future generations bill
John Bird

There’s no time like the present for the Future Generations Bill

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell
Bernard Coard

This is what connects Stephen Lawrence, George Floyd, and Grenfell

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Victorian housing in the UK housing market
John Bird

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age
Biden our time: Like the current US president, we might be working well past retirement age Image:Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
Laura Whateley

Like Joe Biden, we could all be working well past retirement age