Activism
Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
The disruptive climate activists are ‘hanging up the hi-vis’. Even unpopular groups can have positive and widespread ripple effects, writes Sam Nadel
Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’
Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’
In 2001, Brian Haw started a peace protest in Parliament Square, London, to draw attention to the effect of British sanctions on Iraq. He stayed there for nearly 10 years
Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
From flood defence to reselling Amazon packages as a way of funding food banks, the nation’s mutual aid groups are transforming
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Here’s how to make your voice heard against the DWP’s disability benefit cuts
Here’s how to make your voice heard against the DWP’s disability benefit cuts
Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony
Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony
It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why
It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why
Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she’s always ‘on the brink of panic’
Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she’s always ‘on the brink of panic’
‘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?
‘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
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’
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’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
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’
