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Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Talking about debt is one of Britain’s most avoided topics, more than Donald Trump and Brexit, research shows. Comedian Mark Simmons tells the Big Issue why he is trying to make finance funny
Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Covid lockdowns showed that working from home was possible for many. Yet we have meekly returned to our old ways of working without questioning why
Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Covid exposed brutal differences in how poverty affects health. Experts warn we’ve not learned our lessons, as the poor continue to live shorter, unhealthier lives
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire’s over-50s to keep fit
How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire’s over-50s to keep fit
We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?
We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
I’m a market gardener. Here’s why you’ve probably never really tasted a tomato before
I’m a market gardener. Here’s why you’ve probably never really tasted a tomato before
Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds
Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
‘We’re committed to being a force for good’: Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
‘We’re committed to being a force for good’: Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: ‘Dogs are so special, they give us so much’
Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: ‘Dogs are so special, they give us so much’
Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels
Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels
‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
“It’s more than just a phone”: How digital access is transforming life for Big Issue vendors
“It’s more than just a phone”: How digital access is transforming life for Big Issue vendors
Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We’re still learning from him after 100 years
Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We’re still learning from him after 100 years
There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
