John Bird
Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
We are in a world that does not seem to be able to seriously evaluate what is actually going on because there is so much contradiction and false opinion
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
Art saved John Bird. Now he wants to save Constable’s work from being ignored
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird reflects on memories of a Christmas before rampant consumerism took hold
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
The story of my life – in 62 pubs
The story of my life – in 62 pubs
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation
Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation
I’ve never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one
I’ve never known a government to renege on election promises as quickly as this one
Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty
No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty
Why bikes and social justice often run into each other
Why bikes and social justice often run into each other
Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’
Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’
Why can no government ever plan for the future?