Activism

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
Alice Horrell

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle

Alice Horrell, from the Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouti, writes how their campaign has been inspired and influenced by the anti-apartheid struggle

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
World Cup

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’

The three-part film The World Cup That Matters follows young people at the Street Child World Cup on a journey to fulfil their footballing dreams and change their lives after being homelessness on the streets

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Letter To My Younger Self

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’

The former England captain was fearless on the pitch, playing in three World Cups. Now he’s harnessing his grief over the loss of his son to bring hope to others

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Activism

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

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Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
Democracy

Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
Robin Ince

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’

‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
Music

‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Activism

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Industrial action

Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’

Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
Asad Rehman

Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice

The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
Changemakers 2026

The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026

Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Art

Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Documentary

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?
Yasmine Ahmed and Lydia Gall

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?

What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest
Victoria Tecca

What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Society

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

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Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Books

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Food banks

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’