Inequality

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
a placard reading: 'everybody vs racism'
Stephen Walcott

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now

On the second anniversary of the start of the Southport riots, the Runnymede Trust and 100 other organisations are calling for an anti-racism strategy. The think tank’s Stephen Walcott explains why
As Britain's health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
New prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Mark Heffernan

As Britain's health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

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

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

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

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Liam Geraghty

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Gabriel Zucman
Gabriel Zucman

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax
gary stevenson in the Big Issue office
Gary Stevenson

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? 'They got nothing'
A street in Boston in Lincolnshire
Brexit

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? 'They got nothing'

Ten years after the Brexit vote, the divisions in UK society are deeper than ever 
Steven MacKenzie

Ten years after the Brexit vote, the divisions in UK society are deeper than ever 

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet
Agricultural land in England was enclosed as early as the 13th century. This is a Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat
Inequality

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
child at window
Homelessness

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
A protest against the £3 billion Thames Water bailout at the Royal Courts of Justice in February 2025
Opinion

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
Woman with baby on computer
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'

Who can afford to work in television?
The cast of This Is England 90
Professor Beth Johnson

Who can afford to work in television?

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
A women's rights protest sign
Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden
Big Issue deputy editor Liam Geraghty with his lawn mower.
Earth Day

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Big Issue Education programme shows a Big Issue vendor speaking to children in a school
Education

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence
a data centre
Jeni Tennison

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Gavin Oldham

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Sport

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon. I
Adriana Abdenur

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer

When speaking out about racism costs you everything
Hameeda Khan
Hameeda Khan

When speaking out about racism costs you everything

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: 'They deserve better'
Top left: Chloe Every. Bottom left and right: Charlie Lander and family
Learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: 'They deserve better'