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Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Jack Smith, 30, writes about his experience in the care system and struggles with mental health – and how this led him to working as a researcher with the University of Cambridge and National Children’s Bureau
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
John Bird

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
A person mending clothes
John Rose

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

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What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Your view

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
Paul McNamee

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Political opinion

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What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Donald Trump
Your view

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

We asked people on London’s streets how the UK would be different if Donald Trump was running the country ahead of his state visit
Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press
Former deputy prime minister
Bridgette Rickett

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Paul McNamee

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

Homelessness

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Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Homelessness
Duncan Shrubsole

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis
a person in a wheelchair at a home with a chalkboard
Suzannah Young

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis

Poverty

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Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Big Issue’s birthday gives John Bird cause for celebrations and an opportunity to think about the future
Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

Sam Delaney

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Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest
Sam Delaney

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest

Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
Letters

Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way

I’m exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help
Sam Delaney

I’m exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help

John Bird

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The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
John Bird

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Big Issue vendors back the Poverty Zero campaign.
Poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

Paul McNamee

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The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
Paul McNamee

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Paul McNamee

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Paul McNamee

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

Oasis are still connecting and still making history after all these years. Where were you?
Paul McNamee

Oasis are still connecting and still making history after all these years. Where were you?