Opinion

Oxford Street will go car-free for one day. We should pedestrianise central London all-year-round
Oxford Street

Oxford Street will go car-free for one day. We should pedestrianise central London all-year-round

I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
Gloria Odhi
Gloria Odhi

I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk's playground
Make Them Pay protest logo
Izzie McIntosh

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk's playground

Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
A fragment of Britain's ancient rainforests at Coed Crafnant.
Paul de Zylva

Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook

I've been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Rubble and destruction in Gaza
Mohammed Aklouk

I've been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body

Road sign artist Suto: 'I don't want to make something that will be loved by everyone'
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Road sign artist Suto: 'I don't want to make something that will be loved by everyone'

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
John Bird

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Donald Trump
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What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
A person mending clothes
John Rose

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

I thought I'd be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
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I thought I'd be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we'll all be much poorer for it
Paul McNamee

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we'll all be much poorer for it

Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she's become my role model
Lucy Sweet

Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she's become my role model

GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action
Anna Hargrave

GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Homelessness
Duncan Shrubsole

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
asylum seekers at former military barracks
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Rows of houses in Sheffield
Vikki Brownridge

There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
a person using a phone
Elizabeth Anderson

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem
Rows of flags from across the world
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem