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Inequality

Unskilled Worker: “Thousands of creatives will fall through the floor”
Unskilled Worker in her studio
Art

Unskilled Worker: “Thousands of creatives will fall through the floor”

Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists
Art

Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists

Gary Webster: Debt is a disease deserving of a cure
Gary Webster
Money

Gary Webster: Debt is a disease deserving of a cure

G7 leaders need to get serious about tackling rich-poor gap, says charity
News

G7 leaders need to get serious about tackling rich-poor gap, says charity

Inequality gap growing as top 1% of taxpayers are concentrated in London
News

Inequality gap growing as top 1% of taxpayers are concentrated in London

The Big Issue teams up with ProxyAddress to level playing field for vendors
ProxyAddress
Money

The Big Issue teams up with ProxyAddress to level playing field for vendors

Regulator launches guidelines for lenders to protect vulnerable consumers
Money

Regulator launches guidelines for lenders to protect vulnerable consumers

The gap between the rich and the poor has grown thanks to benefits freeze
News

The gap between the rich and the poor has grown thanks to benefits freeze

What is financial inclusion and why does it matter?
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Money

What is financial inclusion and why does it matter?

Household debt is now higher than it was in the 2008 financial crisis
Household debt
Money

Household debt is now higher than it was in the 2008 financial crisis

Britain is 'sleepwalking' into a cashless society that could exclude millions
Money

Britain is 'sleepwalking' into a cashless society that could exclude millions

The FCA is cracking down on overdraft fees to protect vulnerable customers
Money

The FCA is cracking down on overdraft fees to protect vulnerable customers

Life expectancy is decreasing for some of England's poorest women
News

Life expectancy is decreasing for some of England's poorest women

Energy providers are forcing prepaid meters on vulnerable customers
a side-on view of a gas hob which has been lit
Money

Energy providers are forcing prepaid meters on vulnerable customers

Payday loans are driving the nation's poorest into depression
Money

Payday loans are driving the nation's poorest into depression

Government audit reveals the UK's 'uncomfortable' racial inequality
News

Government audit reveals the UK's 'uncomfortable' racial inequality

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the fintech revolution is breaking down financial exclusion
Woman with QR code for electricity bill
Money

How the fintech revolution is breaking down financial exclusion

Paul McNamee: Act now for equal pay
The Handmaids Tale
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Act now for equal pay

The UK's top 1% do not feel wealthy
News

The UK's top 1% do not feel wealthy

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