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It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act won’t be axed until it is replaced but neither the Labour government nor its Tory predecessors have set a date for it to be finally removed from the statute book
‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: ‘Obscene’
World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: ‘Obscene’
Top Stories
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Cost of living crisis
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?
‘I’ve never been able to afford more than one skirt’: Labour’s school uniform plan sparks fierce debate
‘I’ve never been able to afford more than one skirt’: Labour’s school uniform plan sparks fierce debate
Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits
Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
Housing
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Our vendors
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Letters: I’m a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen
Letters: I’m a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen
Employment
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Social justice
World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: ‘Obscene’
World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: ‘Obscene’
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill
Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill
DWP’s ‘misleading and unfair’ consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
DWP’s ‘misleading and unfair’ consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
Activism
A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’
A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Environment
These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
The 1.5C global warming target is a ‘delusion’, warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
The 1.5C global warming target is a ‘delusion’, warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?
Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?
Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
