Politics

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let's rebuild parliament from the foundations
Green Party MP Hannah Spencer
John Bird

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let's rebuild parliament from the foundations

Hannah Spencer said in her acceptance speech that "we don't have to fight dirty to fight for change"
Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion
education secretary Bridget Phillipson meets children at a breakfast club
Bridget Phillipson

Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'
elderly woman washing food in tap water
Water

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?
Yasmine Ahmed and Lydia Gall

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Nuuk in Greenland
homelessness

Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote
Guy Martin
Democracy

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Vote Leave bus on Brexit campaign
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes
winston churchill
John Bird

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Can Labour's new code help child victims of crime get justice?
Violence against women and girls

Can Labour's new code help child victims of crime get justice?

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a pub
Politics

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Lib Dems leader Ed Davey
Politics

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'
Future generations commissioner for Wales Derek Walker talking with Ysgol y Ferch O'r Sger children at Ogmore Castle
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'
Neil Duncan-Jordan, MP for Poole, speaking in parliament.
Universal credit

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney Davos
Paul McNamee

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression
Dr Ela Zabihi

Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression