Community

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

Low pay, seasonal employment, high rents and lack of infrastructure have contributed to a poverty crisis along our coast
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?

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step
Karen and Jessica
Debt

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
Music

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Marshall Heights.
Earth Day

The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables

Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
The opening of Yungblud's store and community space on London's Denmark Street in Soho
Denmark Street

Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
a British Muslim family breaking their fast during Ramadan
Cost of living

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Society

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Exclusive

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
Michelle Keen and her son George.
Michelle Keen

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Union Jacks line the streets of central London.
Dine

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
The monument at Lancaster Priory.
Dr Chris Donaldson and Dr Sunita Abraham

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives
A stock image of teenagers in a school class.
Jack Reynolds

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives

'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
A santa with children dressed in Christmas costumes
Big Issue Invest

'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'

What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
Julie Adams

What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it

'It's not like a normal pub': How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
Pubs

'It's not like a normal pub': How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs

Big Issue vendor 'loses everything' in Storm Claudia floods that left him 'worried for his life'
Big Issue vendor Vincent Lewis
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor 'loses everything' in Storm Claudia floods that left him 'worried for his life'

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Culture

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'
TV

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Christmas

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Kae Tempest
Letter to my Younger Self

Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'