Activism
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
The Big Issue meets the people who believe that Cumbria – which has a population which is 95% white – could be the first truly anti-racist county in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Top Stories
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
How to make a difference
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Cost of living crisis
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Changemakers
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Big Issue Changemaker Feeding Communities will be able to more than double the number of meals it can give out to people experiencing homelessness, thanks to the new van
‘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
Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers
Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers
Protest
We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun
Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun
Charity
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
‘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
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Social enterprises
How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
Explainers
Big Issue Invest
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
