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Opinion

Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
keir starmer
Paul McNamee

Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it

Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Nigel Farage
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

Labour's rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
liz kendall
Anela Anwar

Labour's rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty

Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Lynn Perry

Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition

UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary.
Oliver Chantler

UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
10Foot Takeover

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
10Foot Takeover

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway

Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour's benefit cuts are no different
keir starmer, angela rayner and rachel reeves
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour's benefit cuts are no different

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?
Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg starred in a special sketch to launch Red Nose Day 2025. Image: by Daniel Loveday/Comic Relief
Samir Patel

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds
A group photo of Changing Realities after focused SEND meeting with Bridget Philipson on 13 March. Image: Supplied
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
rachel reeves and keir starmer
Readers' views

Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits

Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I'd be resuscitated in the pandemic
Rahima Begum

Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I'd be resuscitated in the pandemic

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
terrestrial TV
Elizabeth Anderson

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
Emily Jenkins

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Matt Staniek

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing
Chris Turner

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
A Black woman running
Stephen Walcott

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
person with book on head and papers scattered around
Minesh Patel

This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems

'The world will be a better place!': Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps
B Corps

'The world will be a better place!': Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps

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