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Analysis

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Rough sleeping

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: 'An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis'
a coastline and the sea
Climate change

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: 'An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis'

5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail
Rishi Sunak is hoping to prioritise social housing for Brits in his 'British homes for British workers' plan
Social housing

5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail

It's 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really
Poverty

It's 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: 'Everywhere has been levelled down'
poorer
Poverty

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: 'Everywhere has been levelled down'

MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights
Rwanda deportation flights protest
Shami Chakrabarti

MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights

How UK's two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to 'breaking point'
child
Child poverty

How UK's two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to 'breaking point'

Rishi Sunak claims he's going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here's why it'll backfire badly
rishi sunak
Benefits

Rishi Sunak claims he's going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here's why it'll backfire badly

Two-thirds of government's £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Housing crisis

Two-thirds of government's £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them

No excuse for shoplifting due to 'generous' UK benefits system, minister says. Here's the reality
shoplifting
Cost of living crisis

No excuse for shoplifting due to 'generous' UK benefits system, minister says. Here's the reality

From Boris to Starmer: The man behind Jonathan Pie takes on 2023's wildest political moments
Jonathan Pie
Politics

From Boris to Starmer: The man behind Jonathan Pie takes on 2023's wildest political moments

Sewage has made Britain a laughing stock. We need to pull our fingers out and rescue our rivers
sewage
James Wallace

Sewage has made Britain a laughing stock. We need to pull our fingers out and rescue our rivers

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown
Sandra Oh looks at an ipad
Culture

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown

2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box
UK Jamaica policy
Immigration

2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box

UK government spent millions defending its Rwanda plan. Here's how that money could be better spent
Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly have been trying to get the Rwanda scheme off the ground
A modest proposal

UK government spent millions defending its Rwanda plan. Here's how that money could be better spent

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
End to household support fund will mean 'more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes'
jeremy hunt
Cost of living crisis

End to household support fund will mean 'more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes'

UK's doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here's how that money could be better spent
Rishi Sunak
A Modest Proposal

UK's doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here's how that money could be better spent

How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain
Maddocks House flat after the fire
Maddocks House

How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain

Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it's only going to get worse, experts say
housebuilding
Housing crisis

Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it's only going to get worse, experts say

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