financial and digital inclusion
How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
The idea of a basic income has gone from a pipe dream to being considered ‘inevitable’ and the advent of artificial intelligence has had a huge role to play, writes Ubasic income Lab Manchester’s Alison Hawdale – one of the campaigners trying to convince Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to introduce a basic income in the region
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Loughborough’s Centre for Research in Social Policy has found a sharp rise in the number of people struggling to maintain a decent standard of living in the UK
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Simon Francis, the coordinator at the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, writes about the injustice of energy bills going up in April while companies make huge profits
Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth
Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth
How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?
How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?
Millions of young Brits have lost money to online scams – and it’s getting worse
Millions of young Brits have lost money to online scams – and it’s getting worse
It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it’s never too late to seek help
January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it’s never too late to seek help
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
Why mission-driven businesses should consider a property-backed loan from Big Issue Invest
Why mission-driven businesses should consider a property-backed loan from Big Issue Invest
Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear
‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Banks may not be interested in people experiencing poverty – but we are
