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Big Issue vendor returns from stroke after support from prime minister and Celebrity Traitors star
Big Issue vendor returns from stroke after support from prime minister and Celebrity Traitors star
Manchester seller Colin was forced off his pitch after suffering two strokes in August. He returned to selling the magazine this week after Andy Burnham sent him a message and Celebrity Traitors star Julie Hesmondhalgh contributed to his recovery
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
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It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
Cost of living crisis
This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run
This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run
Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Housing
Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms
Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms
I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt
No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt
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Big Issue vendor returns from stroke after support from prime minister and Celebrity Traitors star
Big Issue vendor returns from stroke after support from prime minister and Celebrity Traitors star
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Employment
Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?
Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?
‘I was homeless and now I’m a tour guide. It’s walking and talking – which I’m actually good at!’
‘I was homeless and now I’m a tour guide. It’s walking and talking – which I’m actually good at!’
‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’
‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’
Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
Social justice
This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run
This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run
Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful
Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful
‘I fled domestic abuse with my daughter. We were placed in a property with no furniture or floors’
‘I fled domestic abuse with my daughter. We were placed in a property with no furniture or floors’
‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’
‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’
Activism
‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Environment
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?
