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Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

We still haven’t fixed the damage done by austerity and the shrinkage of local services
‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi

‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’

Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
King Charles III
Nye Jones

Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King

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Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
Vikki Brownridge

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

We still haven’t fixed the damage done by austerity and the shrinkage of local services
As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
New prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Mark Heffernan

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
new prime minister Andy Burnham in front of Downing Street crowds
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

Homelessness

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‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi

‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going
Louise Reed hugging a man facing homelessness in Leeds
Louise Reed

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it
Prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Ligia Teixeira

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it

I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
wildfires
Soraya Fettih

I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home

Poverty

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Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

We still haven’t fixed the damage done by austerity and the shrinkage of local services
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Joanne Barker-Marsh
Guest Columnist

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
Prime minister Andy Burnham arrives at 10 Downing Street
Paula Barker

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’

Sam Delaney

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The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated
A placard reading 'Our love is stronger than hate'
Sam Delaney

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated

A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past
Sam Delaney

A crumpled carrier bag of old postcards has rewritten my past

My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside
Sam Delaney

My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside

I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability
Sam Delaney

I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability

John Bird

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Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
new prime minister Andy Burnham in front of Downing Street crowds
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
Prime minister Andy Burnham cooking at homelessness charity The Passage
John Bird

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
John Bird and Angela Rayner
In conversation

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’

Paul McNamee

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After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home
Big Issue editor Paul McNamee with Armando Iannucci
Paul McNamee

After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home

Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it
Paul McNamee

Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it

Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Paul McNamee

Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea

Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI