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Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’
Housing

Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’

More than 40,000 households in England are living in temporary accommodation out of area, far from where they used to live

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
PM For The PM

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

The first winner of The Apprentice is hired at No 10 for an afternoon and he’s got big plans

‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’
Letters

‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’

We asked readers what the government could do to make their lives better. One of them wants disabled pensioners not to be penalised

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Theatre

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?

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Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’
Letter To My Younger Self

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
Modern slavery

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?
Opinion

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?

Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
Environment

Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Technology

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views

What are data centres? And do we even need them?
Technology

What are data centres? And do we even need them?

‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’
Letters

‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
Housing

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?
Editorial

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?

Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets

Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’

How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 
Big Issue 35

How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 

What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
Big Issue at 35

What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Big Issue 35

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’

Social businesses can deliver systemic change. Here’s how we can help them build a better Britain
Holger Westphely

Social businesses can deliver systemic change. Here’s how we can help them build a better Britain

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue 35

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors

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‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
Letters

‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’
Big Issue Recruit

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Steven MacKenzie

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up