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Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Books

Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector's edition
Big Issue's Oasis collectors edition covers. Photography by Kevin Cummins
Inside the Big Issue

Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector's edition

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it's better than what went before
Labour prime minister Keir Starmer
Letters

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it's better than what went before

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Paul McNamee

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

'I'm seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit': Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear
Onside Takeover

'I'm seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit': Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'
Onside takeover

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Onside Takeover

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

I'm 17 years old. Here's how playing bowls has changed my life
Onside Takeover

I'm 17 years old. Here's how playing bowls has changed my life

I was a class clown and didn't care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn't care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde

I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'
OnSide Takeover

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
Paul McNamee

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Jamie Masraff

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!