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Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?

Our feature on an initiative to teach pupils about homelessness sparked ideas about what else should be learned in the classroom
giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
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giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral
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The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral

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Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Letters

Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
Money

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Health

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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again

The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
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The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Scott Meenagh competes in the Winter Paralympics
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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
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‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors

Money

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‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
Martin Lewis
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‘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
a couple who have had an argument as part of a relationship breakdown
Money

How to sort out your finances when your relationship breaks down

Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Money

Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober
Money

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober

Ethical shopping

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How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
B Corp Month

How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy

The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
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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
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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
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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors

Food

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B Corp Month: Food tastes better when it’s served with a conscience
B Corp Month

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
Food

Big John: Bingo’s Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition

Have dinner parties always been smug?
Society

Have dinner parties always been smug?