Analysis

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Teenage boys on bench
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Critics argue that teenagers have 'limited political understanding and confidence'. Should everyone be made to do civic education – including your conspiracy theorist Facebook-obsessed uncle?
Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
Thousands of people attended the National Housing Demonstration in London on 18 April 2026 to demand rent controls and more council housing
Renting

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'
an illustration of a phone with mapping software
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?
Economy

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
Music

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Film

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden
Big Issue deputy editor Liam Geraghty with his lawn mower.
Earth Day

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden

What would happen if the UK's volunteers stopped volunteering?
Volunteering

What would happen if the UK's volunteers stopped volunteering?

Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn't entirely wrong
Arts

Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn't entirely wrong

Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there'd be no Last One Laughing
Comedy

Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there'd be no Last One Laughing

Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
a person holding open an empty wallet
Council tax

Should we have to pay more council tax from April?

50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's volatile classic
Music

50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's volatile classic

Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp
B Corp Month

Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp

What has punk ever done for us?
Punk

What has punk ever done for us?

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026
Taylor Swift
Punk

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient
Music

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the Spring Statement (HM Treasury/Flickr)
Energy bills

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
An empty church
Reform UK

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
Children in a classroom
SEND

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Vote Leave bus on Brexit campaign
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains
Music

10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains

Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine
Music

Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Film

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
Stock image of a person online shopping with their credit card in their hand
BNPL

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?