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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

The pop star and actor sit with a cup of tea to put the world to rights
Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'
Music

Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'

At Laugharne, I'm reminded there's no room for complacency when love is our goal
Robin Ince

At Laugharne, I'm reminded there's no room for complacency when love is our goal

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Just Stop Oil
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'
Peace

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
A group of people in reflective vests stand by a van
Five years since the pandemic

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
10Foot Takeover

We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Here's how to make your voice heard against the DWP's disability benefit cuts
a disability rights poster
Disability benefits

Here's how to make your voice heard against the DWP's disability benefit cuts

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted 'who elected him' at King Charles ceremony
King Charles
Protest

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted 'who elected him' at King Charles ceremony

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why

Meet the 83-year-old activist who's fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
83 year old activist Eileen Conn
Activism

Meet the 83-year-old activist who's fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'
TV

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
UK riots

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?

'Your hands are bloody': What Serbia's major anti-corruption protests mean for the country's future
Protesters in Serbia holding up a sign which translates as 'Your hands are bloody
Protest

'Your hands are bloody': What Serbia's major anti-corruption protests mean for the country's future

'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
Changemakers

'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness

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