Opinion

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Robin Ince

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry
Georgia Bondy

We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
John Bird

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Ramla Ali

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Caroline Cawley

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
Sir Nick Partridge

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Paul McNamee

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness
Lisa Doyle

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Sam Delaney

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Attiya Waris

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Lisa Harker

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

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I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival
Chief Roberto Ytaysaba Anacé

I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
Peter Babudu

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
John Bird

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies