Inequality
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it’s provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?

The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
At the biggest arts festival in the world, costs have soared, bursaries have dwindled and breaking even is an achievement
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
Researcher Shuab Gamote, 27, spent a year and a half travelling the country talking to young people to find out what’s behind the NEET crisis
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need

Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Why Britain’s next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line

Why Britain’s next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’
Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax
Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’
How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there’s a growing barrier to having a garden

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there’s a growing barrier to having a garden
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer


