Opinion

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
John Bird

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job

As a government fixer, Baroness Casey's track record speaks for itself
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon. I
Adriana Abdenur

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer

Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it's no longer shocking
Bianca Robinson

Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it's no longer shocking

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
John Bird

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
Howard Reed and Martin O’Neill

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
John Bird

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Delegates from around the world at the United Nations.
Rick Burgess and Alex Firth

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Mission 44 CEO Jason Arthur with the charity's founder Sir Lewis Hamilton. Image: Mission 44
Jason Arthur

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
John Bird

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom

I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Left: Jonny Roberts. Right: Keir Starmer speaking with school children.
Jonny Roberts

I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Mockup of BritCard by think tank Labour Together
Chloe Coleman

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Hunger is a political choice. Could a 'Right to Food' change everything?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith and Dr Sharon Noonan

Hunger is a political choice. Could a 'Right to Food' change everything?

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Children running through the Scottish highlands.
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
Gloria Odhi
Gloria Odhi

I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof
looking down on a table that has a notebook open on it alongside a pen, calculator and an apple // housing benefit
Juliette Flach

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof

I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
Hugh McNeill

I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty
old man sat on bench
Joanna Elson

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty

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How cancer patients could suffer after Labour's cuts to universal credit
Dr Millie Light
Millie Light

How cancer patients could suffer after Labour's cuts to universal credit

Poverty doesn't take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don't either
Image of boxes full of baby supplies
Emilie De Bruijn

Poverty doesn't take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don't either

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Emeline, volunteer at Little Village's Brent baby bank holding a pack of pampers
Emily Compston

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies

Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
silhouette of an elderly man leaning on a walking stick
Morgan Vine

Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help