Future Generations

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'
Future generations commissioner for Wales Derek Walker talking with Ysgol y Ferch O'r Sger children at Ogmore Castle
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'

It’s been 10 years since Wales introduced a new role to make sure public decision-makers consider future generations. The past decade has shown what is possible when the future is taken seriously, writes current commissioner Derek Walker
Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
a boy in school uniform eating a carrot
Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations
Sophie Howe

Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here's why
Week of action

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here's why

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can't the UK?
Free school meals
Week of action

These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can't the UK?

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s 1567 painting The Land of Cockaigne
John Bird

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales
Wales future generations
Big Futures

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future
William MacAskill: Why should we care about future people?
philosophy

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future

Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
podcast

Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis
Sophia Smith Galer on sex education
sex ed

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer
Sophia Smith Galer campaigns for better sex education
Health

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer

Here's why we shouldn't leave the future of transport to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley future of transport
future of transport

Here's why we shouldn't leave the future of transport to Silicon Valley

BetterPod: Paris Marx on Silicon Valley and the future of transportation
Paris Marx on Silicon Valley and the Future of Transport
transport

BetterPod: Paris Marx on Silicon Valley and the future of transportation

BetterPod: Jonn Elledge on how to avoid falling for conspiracy theories
Jonn Elledge tells BetterPod about conspiracy theories
conspiracies

BetterPod: Jonn Elledge on how to avoid falling for conspiracy theories

We're at a high point for conspiracy theories. Here's how to stay sane
Betterpod

We're at a high point for conspiracy theories. Here's how to stay sane

The 'paramilitary' tactics used by police to suppress protest
An arrest during the Poll Tax Riots / protest in London, 31 March 1990. Photo by: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
podcast

The 'paramilitary' tactics used by police to suppress protest

‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
March For Our Lives rally in New York, 2018
podcast

‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs

The dark side of the influencer economy
Top influencer earners Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner
Podcast

The dark side of the influencer economy

Laura Bates on the #MeToo backlash: 'The idea that men are the victims now is nonsense'
A still image of Laura Bates speaking at a Ted Talk
Social Justice

Laura Bates on the #MeToo backlash: 'The idea that men are the victims now is nonsense'

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
inequality

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Love Island star Brett Staniland on his surprising fight against fast fashion
Love Island star Brett Staniland
TV

Love Island star Brett Staniland on his surprising fight against fast fashion

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Alice Rawsthorn and Peter Barber on BetterPod
BetterPod

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?

Hussain Manawer: 'From sadness, I created beautiful things'
Hussain Manawer features on BetterPod The Big Issue's podcast
mental health

Hussain Manawer: 'From sadness, I created beautiful things'

BetterPod: Sophie Howe explains how to make a better tomorrow
Future Generations

BetterPod: Sophie Howe explains how to make a better tomorrow