Politics
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
‘It starts as a local concern and then the mask slips – these people are from a fascist group’
One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?
One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?
Big Issue visits Chatham a year after the town was among those swept up in anti-immigration protests
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’
Brian Leishman remains firmly committed to the Labour Party despite his suspension and criticism of the government’s welfare policies, but what does he think of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new endeavour?
Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the ‘Yookay’?
Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the ‘Yookay’?
How Britain’s high street decline is fuelling Reform UK’s rise: ‘There’s a sense that politics has failed’
How Britain’s high street decline is fuelling Reform UK’s rise: ‘There’s a sense that politics has failed’
A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
Closure of pubs and parks created a ‘tinderbox’ for far-right riots, research says: ‘Hate can fill the void’
Closure of pubs and parks created a ‘tinderbox’ for far-right riots, research says: ‘Hate can fill the void’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes
‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes
‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: ‘Don’t deny children their rights’
Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: ‘Don’t deny children their rights’
The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: ‘We need a radical rethink’
No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: ‘We need a radical rethink’
I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?
Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
