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The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: 'Is this the country we live in?'
Food banks

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: 'Is this the country we live in?'

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
a man with a backpack leans against a lamppost
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Legal aid

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why
a man stands on a busy street in London and checks his phone
Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid
A man holding a pan writes on paper
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest
a person filling up their car at a fuel pump
Stephen Frost

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
Blake's Cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
Books

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

This Country's Charlie Cooper: 'We don't have much pride in being English'
Charlie Cooper
TV

This Country's Charlie Cooper: 'We don't have much pride in being English'

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: 'We need a f**king leader'
Exclusive

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: 'We need a f**king leader'

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec's childhood TV classic
Youth worker Jennie Maughan at the Chevron youth centre in Byker
Youth clubs

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec's childhood TV classic

Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all
Film

Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all

Water companies' £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
Sewage pollution

Water companies' £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation

'Food is expensive': How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
foodcycle meal
Poverty

'Food is expensive': How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
Salma Altaweel

It's never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Danny Dyer on the front of The BIg Issue magazine
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones

'It's hell on Earth': British doctors recall seeing 'unimaginable suffering' in Gaza
War in Gaza

'It's hell on Earth': British doctors recall seeing 'unimaginable suffering' in Gaza

Alma's Not Normal star Sophie Willan: 'Care experienced people have superpowers – we're brilliant!'
Sophie Willan
TV

Alma's Not Normal star Sophie Willan: 'Care experienced people have superpowers – we're brilliant!'

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