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Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
The crisis facing our prisons is going nowhere. This week's Big Issue explores creative ways to cut reoffending and improve rehabilitation
Lenny Rush: 'I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can't be happening'
Lenny Rush: 'I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can't be happening'
Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’
Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared'
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared'
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
There's a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there's a catch
There's a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there's a catch
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
Blue Lights star Andi Osho: 'Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications'
Blue Lights star Andi Osho: 'Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications'
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
Pearl Mackie on her prison play: 'Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system'
Pearl Mackie on her prison play: 'Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system'
'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'
'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'
How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
Blindboy: 'If I were prime minister I'd stop billionaires buying political power'
Blindboy: 'If I were prime minister I'd stop billionaires buying political power'
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman's fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman's fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
Hairy Biker Si King: 'We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire'
Hairy Biker Si King: 'We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire'
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
Sir Alex Ferguson's dementia playlist: 'Music is one of the best things that can help'
Sir Alex Ferguson's dementia playlist: 'Music is one of the best things that can help'
Fat Macy's: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Fat Macy's: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can't afford it?
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can't afford it?
Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Ending rough sleeping isn't just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
