Opinion

How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain’s street
Paul McNamee

How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain’s street

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’
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I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’

How I survived a giant crab attack
Robin Ince

How I survived a giant crab attack

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 
John Bird

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community
Jo Armstrong

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Ric Flo and Judith Denton

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

Why climate activists went undercover to show COP29 chief putting future of our planet up for sale
Alice Harrison

Why climate activists went undercover to show COP29 chief putting future of our planet up for sale

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics
Adam Barnett

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat
Paul McNamee

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
Lucy Sweet

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless
JESS TURTLE

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

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Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
John Bird

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Sairah Javed

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
Steven Mackenzie

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony