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At least £32bn of tax went unpaid last year amid cost of living crisis
Cost of living

At least £32bn of tax went unpaid last year amid cost of living crisis

Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do
Employment

Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do

Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act
Cost of living

Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act

How to respect the environment when wild swimming
Wild swimming

How to respect the environment when wild swimming

Exclusive: BT call centre sets up ‘food bank’ for its own staff
Low pay

Exclusive: BT call centre sets up ‘food bank’ for its own staff

‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
Prince William x The Big Issue

‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William

The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found
Strike action

The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found

Dame Margaret Beckett: ‘I hope I’ve helped the women who have come after me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Dame Margaret Beckett: ‘I hope I’ve helped the women who have come after me’

Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Windrush Day

Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation

Ten simple steps to help the environment
Sustainability

Ten simple steps to help the environment

These charts show the extent of the cost of living crisis as inflation hits 40-year high
Cost of living crisis

These charts show the extent of the cost of living crisis as inflation hits 40-year high

Here’s how much more the poorest are paying in your area because of the poverty premium
Poverty

Here’s how much more the poorest are paying in your area because of the poverty premium

The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes
strike action

The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes

Top eco-friendly essentials for festival go-ers
Glastonbury

Top eco-friendly essentials for festival go-ers

Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges
Grenfell

Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges

‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
Housing

‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage

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‘All my costs have gone up but my pay hasn’t’: Railway workers explain why they’re on strike
Rail strikes

‘All my costs have gone up but my pay hasn’t’: Railway workers explain why they’re on strike

What you need to know about UK inequality
Social Justice

What you need to know about UK inequality

Tower block fire near Grenfell brings trauma back into focus
Grenfell

Tower block fire near Grenfell brings trauma back into focus

A Big Issue seller abseiled down the college where he got his GCSEs to raise cash for charity
Our Vendors

A Big Issue seller abseiled down the college where he got his GCSEs to raise cash for charity