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‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
In the wake of Trump’s return to the White House, experts have called on the UK to challenge the attitudes of ‘tech bro billionaires’
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
The director of Studio Bark architects has a different vision of what affordable housing can look like
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
January is the time for looking at the year ahead, so I’m asking how we can make the Edinburgh Fringe more affordable for the people who make it
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
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
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can ‘level up’ England in a way the Tories never could
Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can ‘level up’ England in a way the Tories never could
I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
