From the magazine
Artist Shane Record: ‘I paint portraits of people facing homelessness to give them visibility’
Artist Shane Record: ‘I paint portraits of people facing homelessness to give them visibility’
Artist Shane Record went out every weekend to hand out cinnamon buns to people facing homelessness. It inspired a series of portraits.
TikTok is cutting human moderators in favour of AI. Fired workers are fighting back
TikTok is cutting human moderators in favour of AI. Fired workers are fighting back
As automation comes for more and more jobs, who benefits? And does it come at the risk of online safety?
Sophie Morgan: ‘We need to be able to make this country inclusive for everybody’
Sophie Morgan: ‘We need to be able to make this country inclusive for everybody’
As part of our PM for the PM series, we ask famous figures would do if they were prime minister for the afternoon
A bit of Beethoven can ensure we’re not deaf to the dangers of falling into poverty
A bit of Beethoven can ensure we’re not deaf to the dangers of falling into poverty
If Andy Burnham is serious about ending rough sleeping, he mustn’t overlook people leaving prison
If Andy Burnham is serious about ending rough sleeping, he mustn’t overlook people leaving prison
Grand Theft Auto is about people in hardship wanting to improve their lives – a bit like Big Issue
Grand Theft Auto is about people in hardship wanting to improve their lives – a bit like Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: The socially conscious guide to Grand Theft Auto VI
Inside the Big Issue: The socially conscious guide to Grand Theft Auto VI
As AI threatens to steal composers’ livelihoods, the industry is fighting back
As AI threatens to steal composers’ livelihoods, the industry is fighting back
Being Heumann’s Rob Delaney: ‘Don’t sit around hoping another world is possible. Build it by hand’
Being Heumann’s Rob Delaney: ‘Don’t sit around hoping another world is possible. Build it by hand’
Meet the 80-year-old with a learning disability who wants others to live to their ‘golden age’
Meet the 80-year-old with a learning disability who wants others to live to their ‘golden age’
Actor Ashley Walters: ‘There’s no way you cannot be political as a young black man in London’
Actor Ashley Walters: ‘There’s no way you cannot be political as a young black man in London’
Charlie Mackesy: ‘I’d rather have spilt ink and spelling mistakes than AI’
Charlie Mackesy: ‘I’d rather have spilt ink and spelling mistakes than AI’
Onwards and Sideways writer Paul Mayhew-Archer: ‘I fight Parkinson’s by looking for ways to find it funny’
Onwards and Sideways writer Paul Mayhew-Archer: ‘I fight Parkinson’s by looking for ways to find it funny’
Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful
Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful
‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’
‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’
I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care?
Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care?
‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’
‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?
The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?
I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries
I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries
‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London’s housing crisis
How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London’s housing crisis
Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
