Activism
How do Big Issue sellers make money?
How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Our vendors are running their own micro-businesses. Here’s how they make money
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Top Stories
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
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
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
11 award winners share their campaign tips for achieving change
11 award winners share their campaign tips for achieving change
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
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
Ahead of the 2025 budget, those working to help people across the UK tell us if Rachel Reeves’ first budget made a positive impact
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Protest
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
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
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
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
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
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
