Activism
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
Last year’s rioting was not caused by people simply swayed by anti-immigration rhetoric, say new reports
‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future
‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future
Decades after protests ended Slobodan Milošević’s reign, history is repeating in Serbia. Will new student protests bring about change?
‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
Responses to our Top 100 Changemakers of 2025 list
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2025
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2025
A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’
A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’
‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
‘Time to dump the housing ladder’: Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
