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Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Sam Delaney

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Josh Littlejohn

Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas

Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
Opinion

Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
Iris Lim

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
Asli Atay

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
John Bird

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
Maya Esslemont

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Paul McNamee

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches

Dogs are much happier than humans. Here’s why
Mark Rowlands

Dogs are much happier than humans. Here’s why

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Adam Barnett

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Ruth Patrick

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
Robin Ince

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library

I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
Dan Guiness

I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help

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Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Cressida Brown

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
Jo Barker-Marsh and Ruth Patrick

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
Mikey Erhardt

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system
Nick Beales

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system