Interview
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Campaigner Kerri Douglas was arrested under an archaic law that criminalised rough sleeping and begging for 200 years. Her story inspired the government to finally axe the act
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
Invisible Cities trains people affected by homelessness as walking tour guides, giving visitors a chance to hear stories beyond the tourist trail
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
From bar work to hosting Tears for Fears in his studio, Dan Smith looks back at his journey to success with Bastille
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
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
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
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’
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Podcasters, comics and cowboys: 25 Americans discuss the state of the USA on its 250th anniversary
Podcasters, comics and cowboys: 25 Americans discuss the state of the USA on its 250th anniversary
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’
‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’
10Foot: ‘All the disasters of this country are entirely predictable, preventable and intentional’
10Foot: ‘All the disasters of this country are entirely predictable, preventable and intentional’
‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’
‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’
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’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
