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‘I was living in a hostel when I started giving tours around Cardiff. Here’s what I learned’
Invisible Cities

‘I was living in a hostel when I started giving tours around Cardiff. Here’s what I learned’

Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Letter To My Younger Self

Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
Mark Heffernan

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

‘A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?’
Letters

‘A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?’

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Social housing

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it

Healthier lives were Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026’s games must raise that bar
Steven Mackenzie

Healthier lives were Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026’s games must raise that bar

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Chris Hoy
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Chris Hoy

A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’
Invisible Cities

A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’

‘I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything’: Inside Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes
Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco

‘I’ve had to weep with those who lost everything’: Inside Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes

Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
John Bird

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain

‘We need to tax the rich, not the working class’
Letters

‘We need to tax the rich, not the working class’

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Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Finance

Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Politics

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging
Steven MacKenzie

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging