Politics

Should stamp duty be scrapped?
Kemi Badenoch
Stamp duty

Should stamp duty be scrapped?

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said a future Conservative government would get rid of stamp duty. We look at what it might mean for the housing market
Bath is one of Britain's most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?
Housing crisis

Bath is one of Britain's most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
John Bird

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: 'There's no quick fix'
Politics

Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: 'There's no quick fix'

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow
Politics

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tosca's Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Music

Tosca's Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Wealth

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy

How did net zero get so politically toxic?
Net Zero

How did net zero get so politically toxic?

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?
Trust

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
Richard Ellis

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Nigel Farage
Stephen Walcott

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain
Jane Austen

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain

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

Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
Trust

Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer

How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?
prime minister Keir Starmer
Your Views

How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Education

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail

Is Britain far right?
Far right

Is Britain far right?

Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'
Reform UK

Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'

How government inaction is radicalising Britain
John Bird

How government inaction is radicalising Britain

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?
A protest for Gaza and Palestine outside Wesminister.
Palestine

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Was Margaret Thatcher right to say 'there's no such thing as society'? It's complicated
Margaret Thatcher
Society

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say 'there's no such thing as society'? It's complicated

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

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

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

Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Homelessness

Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal