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Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow
Politics

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow

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

‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
Travel

‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’

Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
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Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Housing

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
In conversation

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Big Issue Invest

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet

‘The UK’s national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess’
Letters

‘The UK’s national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess’

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
Books

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’
Politics

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

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Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Investigation

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Liam Geraghty

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Dr Louisa Munch

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Music

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts