Cost of living crisis
Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you
Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you
Keir Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Keir Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike
‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike
Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect
Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect
New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn’t the new normal
Our next PM must make sure a trip to the food bank isn’t the new normal
I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims
Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: ‘We have a right to be heard’
Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: ‘We have a right to be heard’
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all