John Bird
My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
John Bird reflects on his most memorable Christmases. There have been ups and downs
I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
Letters: I don't even know Fairytale of New York
Letters: I don't even know Fairytale of New York
I've written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
I've written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same
As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today's kids need the same
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
Big Issue leads call for the government to set targets to end child poverty in upcoming strategy
Big Issue leads call for the government to set targets to end child poverty in upcoming strategy
Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty
Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty
On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past
On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
England and Wales must follow Scotland's lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
England and Wales must follow Scotland's lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King's birthday honours
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King's birthday honours
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch
