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Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
Exclusive

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’
Music

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast
Floods

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Big Community

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
Immigration

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget
Ignacia Pinto

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisons

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Politics

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

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‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
Books

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Music

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy