Activism
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Veterans of the 1984 miners’ strike find themselves back on the picket line. Big Issue Changemaker Marc Davenant visited them for his new exhibition on protest, ‘Rebellion!’
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Top Stories
The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
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
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
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’
Changemakers
How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’
How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’
Heart n Soul was recently recognised as one of Big Issue’s 2026 Changemakers for amplifying the work of artists with learning disabilities and autism
Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what’s going on at home’
Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what’s going on at home’
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Protest
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Charity
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
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
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
