international politics
What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK
What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK
Dr Allan Njanji, a refugee advocate with experience of the asylum system and Big Issue Changemaker for 2026, writes about what the UK could learn from Spain’s decision to grant legal status to half a million migrants
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Big Issue investigates the state of homelessness on an island where sleeping out in freezing temperatures can be deadly
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Who’d have thought that the old anti-capitalist revolutionary Chairman Mao and the ultra-capitalist grifter President Trump would turn out to have so much in common?
Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE
A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE
Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression
Iranians in Britain call on UK government to stand with the people of Iran against brutal repression
The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’
The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’
Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’
Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’
The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry
Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry
Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice
Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice
Why is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a hunger strike?
