From the magazine

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

A new film is a full-blown exposition on why if we had done what Beveridge advocated we might be in a better place today
How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise
Fitness

How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Books

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Books

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'
Ukraine

Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Mary FitzMeilton at climbing wall
Sport

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Paul McNamee

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese

Letters: Let's see health and housing services working together in 2026
house keys
Letters

Letters: Let's see health and housing services working together in 2026

Inside the Big Issue: Let's get physical!
A Big Issue cover with a woman in green on the front
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Let's get physical!

Jamie Laing: 'If I played Roger Federer in a tennis match, I'd probably win a game'
Letter To My Younger Self

Jamie Laing: 'If I played Roger Federer in a tennis match, I'd probably win a game'

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Film

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: 'It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment'
My Big Year

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: 'It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment'

The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 
Patrick Markee

The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'
TV

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

Happy Mondays star Bez: 'AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes'
My Big Year

Happy Mondays star Bez: 'AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes'

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'
My Big Year

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'

Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: 'We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026'
My Big Year

Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: 'We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026'

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
2026

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world

Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
John Bird

Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'
My Big Year

Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'
My Big Year

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 
Best of the year

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Our journalism

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025