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Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'

Big Issue joined Green New Deal Rising for a National Day of Protest. Here are dispatches from three of their demonstrations against rising inequality
Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation's power
Letters

Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation's power

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?
a mural of a man pulling back a shirt to reveal a
NHS

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?

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

No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: 'We need a radical rethink'
Exclusive

No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: 'We need a radical rethink'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'
Kim Leadbeater in the House of Commons
Assisted dying

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'

'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Immigration

'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
a man in a wheelchair working at a laptop
Mikey Erhardt

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Manchester
Women

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England

'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained
Germany

'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Two people in vests work on the Covid memorial wall
Five years since the pandemic

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?
Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg starred in a special sketch to launch Red Nose Day 2025. Image: by Daniel Loveday/Comic Relief
Samir Patel

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds
A group photo of Changing Realities after focused SEND meeting with Bridget Philipson on 13 March. Image: Supplied
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready
toddlers playing with ipad
Sean Morrow

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready

Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Elon Musk
Politics

Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'
London skyline shows financial district
Wealth

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'

'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
woman in supermarket
Cost of living crisis

'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?
flats in london
housing

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to extend rough sleeping funding to help homelessness services
Max Steuer

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
women in north
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
baby
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport
disabled people sport
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
person looking out of window
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
secretary of state for women and girls/ women's rights protest
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
Private schools

Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist

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