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A clear strategy to reduce drug use could save UK government billions. Here’s how
Oliver Lodge

A clear strategy to reduce drug use could save UK government billions. Here’s how

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life
Kxllswxtch

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life

Sewage has made Britain a laughing stock. We need to pull our fingers out and rescue our rivers
James Wallace

Sewage has made Britain a laughing stock. We need to pull our fingers out and rescue our rivers

I’m a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK’s cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one
King

I’m a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK’s cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’

2024 is a chance to reject politicians’ migrant blame game at the ballot box
Immigration

2024 is a chance to reject politicians’ migrant blame game at the ballot box

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing
Christmas

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time
Rough sleeping

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
Carolyne Willow

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Christmas

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show’s devastating Christmas finale: ‘As with life, you’ve got to move on’
TV

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show’s devastating Christmas finale: ‘As with life, you’ve got to move on’