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When it comes to Britain's housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build
Housing

When it comes to Britain's housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
Books

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
Paul McNamee

Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other

Letters: Maybe it's time the BBC monolith was split 
Letters

Letters: Maybe it's time the BBC monolith was split 

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Crafts

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Letter To My Younger Self

Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'

Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Books

Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

BBC Radio 1's Matt Edmonson: 'I'm no Martin Lewis, but I've always been quite frugal'
Money

BBC Radio 1's Matt Edmonson: 'I'm no Martin Lewis, but I've always been quite frugal'

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it's crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Food

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it's crickets. Where did it go wrong?

Millions of Brits can't afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can't afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art
Deck the Walls

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art

Keir Starmer promises to 'put an end to unsafe housing' in exclusive article for Big Issue
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Housing

Keir Starmer promises to 'put an end to unsafe housing' in exclusive article for Big Issue

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 
Food

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 

Whatever happened to punk?
Punk

Whatever happened to punk?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'
TV

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?
Winter

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: 'We need resilience in our food system'
Food

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: 'We need resilience in our food system'

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same
John Bird

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same