Life
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
A 14-year-old Big Issue reader shares his petition for abolishing the minimum voting age
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
Top Stories
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Health
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
Money
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
How to sort out your finances when your relationship breaks down
How to sort out your finances when your relationship breaks down
Ethical shopping
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
Food
B Corp Month: Food tastes better when it’s served with a conscience
B Corp Month: Food tastes better when it’s served with a conscience
Big John: Bingo’s Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism
Big John: Bingo’s Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition