environment and community
Inside the Big Issue: Lessons from a mole

Inside the Big Issue: Lessons from a mole
Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has created the cover for this week’s magazine.
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break

Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
The crisis facing our prisons is going nowhere. This week’s Big Issue explores creative ways to cut reoffending and improve rehabilitation
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets

Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action

We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?

It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’

Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue

Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’

What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners

Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn





