Social justice
AI might show the way, but only humanity can save us
![The Tesla Bot](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1545_JB_shutterstock_editorial_13665700c.jpg?w=768)
AI might show the way, but only humanity can save us
Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.
![A volunteer sorts food donations at a food bank](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IFAN_MARYTURNER_SUFRA2.jpg?w=768)
Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.
Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment
![Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Awaab-Ishak-hero.jpg?w=768)
Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment
What does Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement mean for me?
![Jeremy Hunt spring budget](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/4681992245_f3ab4f557d_b.jpg?w=768)
What does Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement mean for me?
Autumn Statement: Spending cuts would 'condemn country to more years of failing public services'
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Autumn Statement: Spending cuts would 'condemn country to more years of failing public services'
Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
![An Impossible Return: a Novel by Caroline Laurent is set in the Chagos Islands](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1538-Books-Illustration_crEdward-Tuckwell.jpg?w=768)
Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas
![food bank](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-09-at-3.23.13-PM-e1660124428698.jpeg?w=768)
Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas
Boris Johnson leaves with 'trust in politics at an all time low', say campaigners
![Boris Johnson](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Boris-Johnson.jpg?w=765)
Boris Johnson leaves with 'trust in politics at an all time low', say campaigners
Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
![Levelling up/ Image of Canary Wharf and Poplar](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Canary-wharf-ndpoplar.jpg?w=765)
Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
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The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
These are the charities helping refugees in the UK
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These are the charities helping refugees in the UK
Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas
![Men in England's poorest areas can expect to live to 73, 10 years fewer than in richer areas.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hands-gbbb95018a_1920.jpg?w=768)
Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas
9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April
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9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
![Gina Martin is a British activist, writer and speaker.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Gina-Martin-Diving-Bell-Group-Rosie-Turner-credit-3.jpg?w=768)
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
![Volunteers at the Earlsfield Foodbank sort Easter eggs for their guests](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220414_082159.jpg?w=768)
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Energy bosses warn cost of living crisis will get 'truly horrific' when bills rise again in October
![Gas hob](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/flame-gf10711bb5_1920-e1650383636445.jpg?w=768)
Energy bosses warn cost of living crisis will get 'truly horrific' when bills rise again in October
Energy bosses admit more customers are struggling with debt amid spiralling costs
![Thermostat on a radiator](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thermostat-250556_1920.jpg?w=768)
Energy bosses admit more customers are struggling with debt amid spiralling costs
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
![Lighthouse furniture](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lighthouse7-copy.jpg?w=768)
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
![digital exclusion](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pexels-anete-lusina-6353683.jpg?w=768)