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How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'
Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer
Politics

How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'

It’s near impossible to check social media without seeing political content, but is nuance being lost in the race for clicks?
A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'
Invisible Cities' tour guide Danielle in Liverpool
Invisible Cities

A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'

'I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything': Inside Venezuela's devastating earthquakes
Venezeula humanitarian worker Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco
Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco

'I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything': Inside Venezuela's devastating earthquakes

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'
Letter To My Younger Self

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'

Burnham is singing from Big Issue's hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue's hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Andy Burnham: 'It’s so hard when people just walk past'
Andy Burnham in a Big Issue tabard with vendor Colin
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: 'It’s so hard when people just walk past'

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
A person wearing a hi-vis jacket reading 'Basic Income March'
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
Prime minister Andy Burnham cooking at homelessness charity The Passage
John Bird

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'
Letters

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here's Big Issue's blueprint for him to follow
Andy Burnham
Politics

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here's Big Issue's blueprint for him to follow

Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It's time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Finance

Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It's time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Andy Burnham
Politics

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint
1727 Big Issue cover The Andy Burnham Blueprint for Britain
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging
Keir Starmer prepares for his final PMQs before being replaced by Andy Burnham
Steven MacKenzie

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging

'I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester's hidden side'
Nic gives tours od Manchester for Invisible Cities
Travel

'I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester's hidden side'

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'
Stephen Mulhern
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Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'

'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'
Heatwave in London circa 1935
Housing

'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
An older woman working out at BeActive Urmston
Sport

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'
Bastille's Dan Smith
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
John Bird and Angela Rayner
In conversation

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Sustainable Ventures HQ in London's old County Hall building
Big Issue Invest

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'The UK's national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess'
Letters

'The UK's national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess'

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Energy House 2.0 in Salford
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
Brighton beach in June 1976
Books

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'
YouTuber JimmyTheGiant
Politics

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'