‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Big Issue spoke to two young people struggling to find work about what their experiences have been like, as Britain faces a crisis with youth unemployment
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
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Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
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Advice
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Meet our vendors
Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
Simon Denis, Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London: ‘I’d never dreamed that Big Issue could be profound’
Simon Denis, Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London: ‘I’d never dreamed that Big Issue could be profound’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Vendor news
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Opinion
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
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Culture
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
Girl Grind UK’s programmes focus on both business and personal development in the music industry
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Letter To My Younger Self
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
The Edinburgh tour delivered by a former homeless woman that goes to the city’s darkest corners
The Edinburgh tour delivered by a former homeless woman that goes to the city’s darkest corners
Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
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