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‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
Letters

‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’
Big Issue Recruit

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Steven MacKenzie

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
Grief

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
Letter To My Younger Self

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
our vendors

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
Rehabilitation

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
John Bird

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Music

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
Letters

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’

Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest

See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
Art

See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday

‘I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project’
Dementia

‘I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project’

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Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
Dementia

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Music

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’

‘If I were PM I’d make dementia research a priority’
Dementia

‘If I were PM I’d make dementia research a priority’

David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
Dementia

David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’