Opinion

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off
Matteo Bergamini

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
Robin Ince

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that
Disability journalist, author and activist Rachel Charlton-Dailey outside the United Nations
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that

Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling
protesters surround a police van
Shameem Ahmed

Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling

Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them
a dog sat on a sofa
Ben Twomey

Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why
Madeline Potter

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why

Want to end misogyny? Bring back Page 3
Chloe Petts

Want to end misogyny? Bring back Page 3

I'm a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what's right and end it
child playing
Sara

I'm a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what's right and end it

Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?
Paul McNamee

Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?

Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Letters

Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime

I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help
Sam Delaney

I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been
Superman in the 2025 film Superman
Film

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets
A billboard reading Community is Kindness
Joe Fortune

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets

In turbulent times for the LGBTQ+ community, we must be courageous 
Stonewall
LGBTQ+

In turbulent times for the LGBTQ+ community, we must be courageous 

The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others
A housing estate in England
Nosheen Malik

The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why
Dr Beccy Cooper

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why

What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear
Paul McNamee

What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear

Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation's power
Letters

Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation's power

The excuses don't wash. All police officers must be allowed to carry naloxone
A syringe of naloxone
Meg Jones

The excuses don't wash. All police officers must be allowed to carry naloxone