Activism

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Child poverty

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

Shabaz Ali, better known on TikTok and Instagram as @ShabazSays, speaks to the Big Issue about why he’s teaming up with Save the Children to call for more to be done to tackle child poverty

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Christmas toy appeals

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember

Thousands of children in poverty will wake up to sacks of toys on Christmas morning thanks to the kindness of armies of volunteers across the country

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

A warm greeting and a word or two can make all the difference

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Charity

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Activism

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’

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How Mexico’s women hijacked Día de los Muertos to remember the missing and the murdered
Activism

How Mexico’s women hijacked Día de los Muertos to remember the missing and the murdered

TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she’s still voice of the opposition
Exclusive

TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she’s still voice of the opposition

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
War in Gaza

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
Mental health

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Furniture poverty

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
Community

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots

DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride
Trans pride

‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
Climate activism

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Education

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why
LGBTQ+ rights

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
General election 2024

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty

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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: ‘Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going’
Exclusive

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: ‘Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going’

‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians
Pride

‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’
Disability rights

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’

Feeling like change in the UK isn’t possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise
Activism

Feeling like change in the UK isn’t possible? Let these 28 purposeful campaigns prove otherwise