Activism

Chris Packham: Is it Time To Break The Law? is a vital, soul-searching documentary on activism
TV

Chris Packham: Is it Time To Break The Law? is a vital, soul-searching documentary on activism

“If you can’t achieve something with all of the world’s scientists constantly lobbying all the world’s governments in 30 years, then what can we do?” asks Chris Packham

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
opinion

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

House DJ Jax Jones faced homelessness as a child, but music was an outlet for his feelings of anger. Now he’s raising awareness of the importance of early years

Housing Rebellion: Extinction Rebellion group says tackling housing crisis could save the planet
Protest

Housing Rebellion: Extinction Rebellion group says tackling housing crisis could save the planet

The campaign group occupied a block of vacant flats to demonstrate how empty homes are feeding the housing and climate crises. The Big Issue was with them on the day

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home
Housing

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home

‘Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic’: A personal tribute to Jamie Reid
In memoriam

‘Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic’: A personal tribute to Jamie Reid

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The Big Issue’s Venue Watch: Hot Box, Chelmsford
Venue Watch

The Big Issue’s Venue Watch: Hot Box, Chelmsford

Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’
Punk and birds

Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Opinion

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – ‘We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice’
Grenfell

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – ‘We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice’

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
Learning disability week

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end
Social housing

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end

‘I wish I was a nepo baby’: Inside a 16-week mission to turn creative nepotism on its head
Community

‘I wish I was a nepo baby’: Inside a 16-week mission to turn creative nepotism on its head

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets
Earth Day

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?
Activism

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review
Activism

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters
Press freedom

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history
LGBTQ+ History Month

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Employment

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

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Aisling Bea: ‘I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person’
community

Aisling Bea: ‘I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person’

Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
History

Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘We are living inside the dreams of dead people’
Books

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘We are living inside the dreams of dead people’

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland
Rent freeze

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland