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I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Turning 80, I am more fired up than ever to stay in the fight to eradicate poverty
Why the internet needs to be safer for women
a person typing ona keyboard
Leyla Buran and Professor Olga Jurasz

Why the internet needs to be safer for women

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

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Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Lucy Sweet

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Ben Cooper

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Political opinion

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Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Labour keep getting left behind and looking out-played. Each time they try to counter a message, they have the air of somebody arriving at the party when its already wrapping up
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’
Future generations commissioner for Wales Derek Walker talking with Ysgol y Ferch O'r Sger children at Ogmore Castle
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’

Homelessness

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This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Ben Cooper

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it
Onward Home in Manila, Phillipines
Matthew Carter

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it

Poverty

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I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Turning 80, I am more fired up than ever to stay in the fight to eradicate poverty
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Ben Cooper

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Ben Harrison

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

Sam Delaney

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Time on your hands can cause stress – but I’m learning to lean into it
Sam Delaney

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I’m learning to lean into it

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Sam Delaney

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Sam Delaney

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me
Sam Delaney

I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me

John Bird

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I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Founder of the Big Issue warns “poverty is destroying” Britain as he celebrates 80th birthday
Press Release

Founder of the Big Issue warns “poverty is destroying” Britain as he celebrates 80th birthday

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Child poverty

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

Paul McNamee

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Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney Davos
Paul McNamee

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order

Starmer’s U-turns have become a joke. But it’s not too late for him to make some hard decisions
Paul Mcnamee

Starmer’s U-turns have become a joke. But it’s not too late for him to make some hard decisions