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Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
build social housing to end the housing crisis
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Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable

'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
A person experiencing homelessness on the streets of London
Housing

'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers

'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
General election 2024

'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
Dr Jennifer Walters

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces
LGBTQ+ rights protest
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, speaks at an event
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here's the many, many reasons why
LGBTQ+ rights

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here's the many, many reasons why

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald's. It's why the work doesn't stop after polling day
Paul McNamee

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald's. It's why the work doesn't stop after polling day

Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
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Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
rough sleeping in London
General election 2024

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord
Homelessness
Rough sleeping

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there
man and baby's hand
Domestic abuse

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there

Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
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Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
A health worker wearing PPE
A modest proposal

Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Big Issue vendors, frontline staff and campaigners with placards calling for an end to poverty on Westminster Bridge.
General election 2024

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty

Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?
A row of council houses
Letters

Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
Learning Disability Week 2024

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
homelessness
Rick Henderson

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
Sunak and Starmer debate
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about

'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Learning Disability Week 2024

'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals

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