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Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war
Letters

Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war

We may be closer to world war than ever, but relying on America to save us is a folly, says a reader
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 
John Bird

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 

Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
John Bird

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years
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Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years

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People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
John Bird

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools

No room for 'bullshit' in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
Prince William

No room for 'bullshit' in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary

Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
John Bird

Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why
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John Bird

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why

The story of my life – in 62 pubs
John Bird

The story of my life – in 62 pubs

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
John Bird

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty

Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation
John Bird

Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation

I've never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one
John Bird

I've never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
John Bird

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
John Bird

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
John Bird

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'
'No AI' sign
John Bird

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 
John Bird

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 

Why bikes and social justice often run into each other
John Bird

Why bikes and social justice often run into each other

Emilia Clarke: 'Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you'
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Emilia Clarke: 'Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you'

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Why can no government ever plan for the future?
John Bird

Why can no government ever plan for the future?

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
John Bird

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 
John Bird

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
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John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024