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Opinion

To end avoidable hospital admissions prevention is the key
John Bird introduces the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill in the House of Lords
The Big Issue

To end avoidable hospital admissions prevention is the key

Stormzy’s Brit Awards performance is still all I can think about
Guest Columnist

Stormzy’s Brit Awards performance is still all I can think about

Paul McNamee: Celebrate your vendor’s forward-thinking
Big Issue vendor Robin Fabian
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Celebrate your vendor’s forward-thinking

John Bird: Sex and money – the things we should be teaching our kids
John Bird

John Bird: Sex and money – the things we should be teaching our kids

Why one surgeon is a bit squeamish about his profession's bloody past
Guest Columnist

Why one surgeon is a bit squeamish about his profession's bloody past

The waste-full lives of the Roma in Albania
Guest Columnist

The waste-full lives of the Roma in Albania

I told my kids I was too tired to read to them – one man's battle with words
Guest Columnist

I told my kids I was too tired to read to them – one man's battle with words

Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?
Bracknell Central Library
Guest Columnist

Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?

Paul McNamee: This is why words matter
Child reading Harry Potter book
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: This is why words matter

John Bird: The low-wage economy isn't everyone's cup of tea
Tea
John Bird

John Bird: The low-wage economy isn't everyone's cup of tea

Poverty is an illness, and a sticking plaster won't do
Homeless man on bench
Guest Columnist

Poverty is an illness, and a sticking plaster won't do

Discover how Doggerland links Britain, Europe and 'the last Brexit'
Guest Columnist

Discover how Doggerland links Britain, Europe and 'the last Brexit'

Turn homeless people's stories into the next Harry Potter
Child reading Harry Potter book
Guest Columnist

Turn homeless people's stories into the next Harry Potter

Amy Varle: How Housing First can bring lasting change to UK homelessness
Amy Varle Downing Street
Guest Columnist

Amy Varle: How Housing First can bring lasting change to UK homelessness

Why we need to press pause on the plastic straw ban
Guest Columnist

Why we need to press pause on the plastic straw ban

After thousands sign petition to protest Windsor councillor – what next?
Prince Harry Meghan Markle
Guest Columnist

After thousands sign petition to protest Windsor councillor – what next?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Paul McNamee: The Big Issue is here while it has to be
The Big Issue logo
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The Big Issue is here while it has to be

John Bird: Unlike Harry Potter, poverty isn't a fantasy
John Bird

John Bird: Unlike Harry Potter, poverty isn't a fantasy

Paul McNamee: The border between past and present
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The border between past and present

John Bird: Art can change the world in so many ways
Tate Modern
John Bird

John Bird: Art can change the world in so many ways

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