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Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit

'Farage is talking about deporting between 500,000 and 600,000 people in a first term. That would amount to signing the death warrants of thousands of people'
Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?
Banseka Kayembe

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'
Labour MP Rachael Maskell
Politics

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Giovanna Fletcher

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Economics
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking in parliament
Disability Benefits

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there

Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Crossbench peer and Big Issue founder Lord John Bird
Child poverty

Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Co-founder of Butterfly Books Jason Bryan
Jason Bryan

I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Film

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
Prison gates and barbed wire
Sonya Ruparel

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home
Community

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit
The cast of Public Interest
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit

Five things we learned from Pope Francis' candid and historic Big Issue interview
Pope Francis

Five things we learned from Pope Francis' candid and historic Big Issue interview

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
child poverty taskforce
Child poverty

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

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

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
UK prime minister Kier Starmer
Jen Clark

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented
A sign saying
Grenfell

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
elderly woman washing food in tap water
Andy Slaughter MP

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money

Liz Kendall blasted for 'fuelling fear' after saying benefits claimants are 'taking the mickey'
DWP minister Liz Kendall
Benefits

Liz Kendall blasted for 'fuelling fear' after saying benefits claimants are 'taking the mickey'

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new'
Andy Burnham and Rachel Reeves at Manchester Victoria Station
Universal basic income

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new'

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025