Analysis

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform UK

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits

Reform UK want to overhaul the benefits system. Campaigners have slammed the plans as "cruel" and unrealistic.
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 
Andy Burnham and his prime minister predecessors on a mock football pitch
Politics

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
A housing estate in England
Housing crisis

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work

Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Experian

Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it
Social housing

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'
Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer
Politics

How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Andy Burnham as he arrived at 10 Downing Street.
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
A person wearing a hi-vis jacket reading 'Basic Income March'
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Andy Burnham
Politics

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
Brighton beach in June 1976
Books

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Andy Burnham's approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Andy Burnham delivering a speech in Manchester
Housing

Andy Burnham's approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Mel Brooks at 100 - the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy
Comedy

Mel Brooks at 100 - the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Keir Starmer
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall.
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
The Airbnb logo struck through
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
Music

Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
Woman with baby on computer
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle
Prime minister Keir Starmer
John Bird

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle

The men who invented the concept of race
Books

The men who invented the concept of race

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Music

Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir Starmer
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?

There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out
Film

There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out