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Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns
Raising awareness of inequality and deserving causes through communication
Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
'It's like a death sentence when I'm not guilty': How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
'It's like a death sentence when I'm not guilty': How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
UK government doesn't yet know how legal aid cuts have hurt other public services
UK government doesn't yet know how legal aid cuts have hurt other public services
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: 'People are leaving prison and they're being given a tent'
Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: 'People are leaving prison and they're being given a tent'
Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Inside the trial of the 'Barclays Seven' Extinction Rebellion activists
Inside the trial of the 'Barclays Seven' Extinction Rebellion activists
Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn't.
Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn't.
Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
6 reasons criminal barristers are on strike indefinitely
6 reasons criminal barristers are on strike indefinitely
Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals
Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals
If we're going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
If we're going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
I was an Old Bailey judge. Here's what really goes on in court
I was an Old Bailey judge. Here's what really goes on in court
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Organisers of Sarah Everard vigil take Met Police to court over handling of event
Organisers of Sarah Everard vigil take Met Police to court over handling of event
I was a lawyer in the Colston Four trial. History is not being erased, but given full voice
I was a lawyer in the Colston Four trial. History is not being erased, but given full voice
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed
An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed
This pioneering project defied national reoffending rates - by giving young people a job
This pioneering project defied national reoffending rates - by giving young people a job
New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
How Covid reshaped suspects’ rights in police custody
