John Bird

Our appearance on BBC Radio 4's The Reunion reaffirms why Big Issue exists
John Bird

Our appearance on BBC Radio 4's The Reunion reaffirms why Big Issue exists

Against all the odds, we are still here. It was great to see some old faces, and remind ourselves of why we started in the first place
I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens
John Bird

I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens

What baked beans can tell us about war in the Middle East
Tins of Heinz beans
John Bird

What baked beans can tell us about war in the Middle East

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics
John Bird

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
John Bird

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
My brother's final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
St Thomas' Hospital
John Bird

My brother's final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone

Birmingham bin workers' strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage
John Bird

Birmingham bin workers' strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let's rebuild parliament from the foundations
Green Party MP Hannah Spencer
John Bird

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let's rebuild parliament from the foundations

Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead
Letters

Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead

Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration
John Bird

Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face
John Bird

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes
winston churchill
John Bird

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Founder of the Big Issue warns “poverty is destroying” Britain as he celebrates 80th birthday
Press Release

Founder of the Big Issue warns “poverty is destroying” Britain as he celebrates 80th birthday

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

'Poverty destroys us': Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Child poverty

'Poverty destroys us': Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 
John Bird

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 

I'm turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
John Bird

I'm turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem
Letters

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The curse of Oxford on our political life
John Bird

The curse of Oxford on our political life

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Child poverty

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
John Bird

Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me