From the magazine
Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
An education initiative is using the lessons of football to break the cycle of reoffending
We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
The country’s money is spent on patching and mending, not on preventing. Perhaps the tide is turning, writes John Bird
‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
Since leaving prison, Frankie has turned her life around, becoming a yoga instructor, photographer and joining the Big Issue frontline team
‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’
‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’
Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’
Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: ‘I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared’
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: ‘I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared’
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here’s what they did next
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here’s what they did next
There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch
There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
Pearl Mackie on her prison play: ‘Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system’
Pearl Mackie on her prison play: ‘Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman’s fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman’s fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
