Opinion
Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
The Labour government backs Big Issue’s call for long-term thinking and a move beyond sticking-plaster solutions to prevent homelessness, writes new homelessness minister Alison McGovern for Big Issue on World Homeless Day
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
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The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’
Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’
Political opinion
This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
A House of Camapigns would lead to a better-informed and more responsive government
Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Homelessness
Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
Poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot has shown that joined-up thinking works. It’s time to expand that idea
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Sam Delaney
Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid
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
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: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
John Bird
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Paul McNamee
UK public deem Claudia Winkleman more trustworthy than Rachel Reeves, according to Big Issue Ipsos poll
UK public deem Claudia Winkleman more trustworthy than Rachel Reeves, according to Big Issue Ipsos poll
Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
Your child could be the next Armand Duplantis. But how would you ever know?
Your child could be the next Armand Duplantis. But how would you ever know?
The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
