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

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

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’

I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’
Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport 

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 

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

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

‘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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

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

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

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
