Politics

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?
Zack Polanski
Farming

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
Henry VIII
John Bird

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?

‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
a polling station sign
Politics

‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’

Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'
Books

Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Politics

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'

Michael Spicer: 'I'd make billionaires pay so we don’t have to cut welfare and disability benefits'
PM for the PM

Michael Spicer: 'I'd make billionaires pay so we don’t have to cut welfare and disability benefits'

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle
Prime minister Keir Starmer
John Bird

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle

Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Asylum seekers risked being left
asylum

Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir Starmer
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Letter To My Younger Self

Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'

'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
deaf advocate and actor Georgia Meacham
Politics

'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise
Zack Polanski
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise

Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Theatre

Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy

Super Furry Animals: 'We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It's harder now'
Music

Super Furry Animals: 'We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It's harder now'

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'
Pm for the PM

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Teenage boys on bench
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows
Big Issue vendors and staff with placards calling for action on poverty
Poverty

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows

I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens
John Bird

I'm writing a book about modern poverty. I've taken inspiration from Charles Dickens

It's no longer a cost of living crisis – it's a cost of surviving crisis
Mike Towers
Mike Towers

It's no longer a cost of living crisis – it's a cost of surviving crisis