Remembering Steve Canham: a true friend to The Big Issue

Remembering Steve Canham: a true friend to The Big Issue
Stopgap politics won’t cut it. We need proper forward planning

Stopgap politics won’t cut it. We need proper forward planning
In France, the past has a habit of shaping the present

In France, the past has a habit of shaping the present
Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?

Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required

In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles
