From the magazine
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault
Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences

Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism
How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all

Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all
Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm

Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty

Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty
Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human
Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult

Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally

Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: ‘We’re facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II’

Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: ‘We’re facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II’
Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
DWP’s ‘automation’ of universal credit discriminates against single mums, researchers say
