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Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Low pay, seasonal employment, high rents and lack of infrastructure have contributed to a poverty crisis along our coast
Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
When a street is full of short-term lets the community dies. Could the new Welsh government spell the end for Airbnb and others?
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
Keren Badenoch and her daughter Jessica Taylor created Trusted Money Confidence, a six-week, peer-to-peer programme in Essex that helps people to take control of their finances
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’
Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’
What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
