Opinion

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

Despair and division remain in the UK in 2026 but Green Hustle Festival in Nottingham celebrated community, creativity and climate action and showed the hope political leaders and institutions must build on, writes Adam Pickering

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

Big Issue’s journalism and activism is still getting results, 35 years since our launch

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated
Sam Delaney

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated

This is Britain. Freedom of speech is permitted. Racist violence is not, writes Sam Delaney

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
Opinion

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
Steven MacKenzie

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn

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Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Jackie Gray

Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system

Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?
Dr Lewis Njabulo Sibanda

Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people
Mark Prince

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle
John Bird

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle

Who can afford to work in television?
Professor Beth Johnson

Who can afford to work in television?

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it

Andy Burnham: ‘Making space for people to create is how we build a healthier, more hopeful society’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘Making space for people to create is how we build a healthier, more hopeful society’

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
Robin Ince

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty
Shelley Hopkinson

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty

Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes
Vikki Brownridge

Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes

I’m in the pulpit delivering a sermon on poverty. If only the government were here to hear it
John Bird

I’m in the pulpit delivering a sermon on poverty. If only the government were here to hear it

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people
Claire Lomax

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people

I can’t get close to Sabastian Sawe’s marathon time. But we can all take strides with running
Liam Geraghty

I can’t get close to Sabastian Sawe’s marathon time. But we can all take strides with running

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it
Duncan Shrubsole

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it

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Furniture poverty can mean the real difficulties start when homeless people move into a new home
Joe Carpenter

Furniture poverty can mean the real difficulties start when homeless people move into a new home

As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his legacy and all he represents
Steven MacKenzie

As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his legacy and all he represents

In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary turns out to be a misunderstood work of art
Lucy Sweet

In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary turns out to be a misunderstood work of art

Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted
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Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted