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Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
NHS workers in Manchester’s mental health services have accepted a deal for more funding and called off strikes – but they fear problems persist more widely in mental health teams across the country
Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Two years on from riots which catapulted Ely into national news, an unfancied area of Cardiff has set about rebuilding
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Campaigners are organising a protest against the disability benefit cuts in Cardiff on 24 May. They tell the Big Issue why it matters that people get out and support them
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’
Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
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?
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics
Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics
Here’s how Labour can work with ‘NIMBYs’ to fulfil its 1.5m homes promise
Here’s how Labour can work with ‘NIMBYs’ to fulfil its 1.5m homes promise
As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
