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As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Steven MacKenzie

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged

Andy Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping. I'll be back to monitor how he gets on – as Big Issue has held power to account for 35 years
Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: 'It's not just a one-off thing for Christmas'
Prime minister Andy Burnham
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: 'It's not just a one-off thing for Christmas'

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
Grief

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'
Kelly Macdonald
Letter To My Younger Self

Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself
Brock Elbank's homelessness portrait photography
Photography

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price's life as magazine turns 35: 'Without them, I’d be dead’
Robin Price
our vendors

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price's life as magazine turns 35: 'Without them, I’d be dead’

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
Getting Clean's Chris Sylvester in the shower
Rehabilitation

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
Big Issue founder John Bird being interviewed on c amera
John Bird

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: 'It's not all Vera Lynn'
Music

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: 'It's not all Vera Lynn'

'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
Letters

'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'

Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest

See the protest art hitting London's streets to mark Big Issue's 35th birthday
Paste Present Future asked notable protest artists: what is your big issue?
Art

See the protest art hitting London's streets to mark Big Issue's 35th birthday

'I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project'
Steve and his wife Aly
Dementia

'I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project'

Meet the people with Alzheimer's and their families coming together in a dementia run club
Dementia

Meet the people with Alzheimer's and their families coming together in a dementia run club

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
Professor Katie Lunnon
Dementia

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Tony Christie
Music

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’

'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'
Julie Hayden
Dementia

'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'

David Baddiel: 'My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again'
Dementia

David Baddiel: 'My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again'

Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: 'One hit could kill them'
Alix Popham tackles Argentina’s Juan Martin at an international in Cardiff, 2007. Image: Matt Dunham / AP Photo / Alamy
Contact sports

Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: 'One hit could kill them'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’ 
Olive Munro and her husband Ronnie. Image: Alzheimer's Research UK
Dementia

‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’ 

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's’ 
Ronnie Dean and her son Will
Alzheimer's

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's’ 

Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community
The Dementia Community Champions
Dementia

Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
The shops in Fulham in the 1970s have been replaced by a plethora of estate agents
John Bird

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community