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I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Co-founder of Butterfly Books Jason Bryan
Jason Bryan

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them

Jason Bryan, co-founder of Butterfly Books, explains that positive role models who 'show what's possible' can mean everything to vulnerable children
The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it's eco-populism or bust
Zack Polanski
Joe Brindle

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it's eco-populism or bust

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
John Bird

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
Immigration

I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it's time politicians knew about it
Amie Alissa Watson

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it's time politicians knew about it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence
A still from the new campaign video by Epilepsy Action
Rebekah Smith

People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence

Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
a homeless person on the street
John Perry

Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Children survey the ruins in Khuzaa, Gaza, in 2015.
Lynn Perry

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives

Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it's a lifeline
A Refugees Welcome sign on a fence
Awssan

Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it's a lifeline

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights

Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance
Sam Delaney

Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Vikki Brownridge

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

Living with long Covid can be devastating – it's time our benefits system recognised that
Photo of MP Jo Platt against a natural outdoor background
Jo Platt MP

Living with long Covid can be devastating – it's time our benefits system recognised that

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we're not out of the cold yet
Energy secretary Ed Miliband with solar panels
Simon Francis

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we're not out of the cold yet

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Gavin Oldham

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship
Professor Sarah Mills

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Paul McNamee

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
Letters

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?
TV

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves
Moazzam Malik

Rachel Reeves must seize the opportunity to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap

Reform councillor describing some children in care as 'evil' proves how broken the system really is
Reform UK's Andy Osborn during a Cambridgeshire County Council meeting. Credit: Youtube / Terry Galloway
Sophia Alexandra Hall

Reform councillor describing some children in care as 'evil' proves how broken the system really is

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
Abby with chickens
John Rose

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they're under threat
Lisa Weaks

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they're under threat

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