John Bird
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
Many people experience homelessness as the result of inherited poverty. We can fix this, but we have to really want to
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
The leading social investor reports significant growth in funds invested in 2024/25 as it celebrates 20 years since launch
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Marmot has shown that joined-up thinking works. It’s time to expand that idea
The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
How government inaction is radicalising Britain
How government inaction is radicalising Britain
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Big Issue YouGov GB poll finds more than two-thirds (68%) of Reform supporters want the government to do more to tackle poverty
Big Issue YouGov GB poll finds more than two-thirds (68%) of Reform supporters want the government to do more to tackle poverty
Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now
The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now
Big Issue coming to Cardiff for next Big Community Roadshow
Big Issue coming to Cardiff for next Big Community Roadshow
World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
Why working as a butcher’s boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI
Why working as a butcher’s boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot
