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Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
‘There have been some success stories in recent times – particularly in the public sector, fighting for better pay and in terms of conditions’
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Top Stories
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Cost of living crisis
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
How to align your finances with your values: Tips for sustainable spending
How to align your finances with your values: Tips for sustainable spending
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black
How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black
Housing
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: ‘I could play my melodies and dream’
Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: ‘I could play my melodies and dream’
Our vendors
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Employment
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
Social justice
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Transphobia and homophobia are terrible for the economy, report finds
Transphobia and homophobia are terrible for the economy, report finds
Activism
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on
‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on
Environment
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’
Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’
Fossil fuel industries ‘worried’ after clean energy powered 40% of world’s electricity needs in 2024
