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I’m Gen Z and can’t afford to move out of my family home. People of my generation need action now
a person dropping house keys into another person's hand
Bismah Naqui

I’m Gen Z and can’t afford to move out of my family home. People of my generation need action now

Youngsters who go to the university, get a job and follow the rules are being failed by the housing crisis. Action is needed to help Gen Z flourish in their own homes, writes Generation Rent communications officer Bismah Naqui
The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government
George Bell

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government

How to make 2026 the year you get out of debt
person worrying about bills
Vikki Brownridge

How to make 2026 the year you get out of debt

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This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

There are millions and millions of intersex people worldwide. This is what life is like for us
Interconnected UK

There are millions and millions of intersex people worldwide. This is what life is like for us

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Political opinion

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Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression
Dr Ela Zabihi

Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression

Dr Ela Zabihi, a lecturer at City St George’s, University of London and a committee member of Women for a Free Iran, writes about what the UK government must do to stand with Iranian people
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

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled sign
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?

Homelessness

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Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 
Patrick Markee

The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Jess Turtle

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness

Poverty

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This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

In the world that is changing, it is the power of the public that determines so much
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Joanna Elson

Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty

The curse of Oxford on our political life
John Bird

The curse of Oxford on our political life

Sam Delaney

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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

Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
Sam Delaney

Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway

John Bird

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This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem
Letters

Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem

The curse of Oxford on our political life
John Bird

The curse of Oxford on our political life

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Child poverty

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’

Paul McNamee

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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

In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
Paul McNamee

In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Paul McNamee

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese

From aubergines to data centres: Here’s what’s going to happen in 2026
Paul McNamee

From aubergines to data centres: Here’s what’s going to happen in 2026