John Bird

The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
John Bird

The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned

Once upon a time people were in the audience but now they all seem to be on the stage

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

It is the loss of belief in the effectiveness of government itself that registers most worryingly

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
John Bird

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch

In Middlemarch, many of the characters suffer from ‘the debris of history’ – things haven’t changed

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
John Bird

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Poverty

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder

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Big Issue YouGov GB poll finds more than two-thirds (68%) of Reform supporters want the government to do more to tackle poverty
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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
Child poverty

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
John Bird

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
John Bird

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
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Big Issue coming to Cardiff for next Big Community Roadshow

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
John Bird

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
John Bird

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
John Bird

Why working as a butcher’s boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot
John Bird

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty
John Bird

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
John Bird

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today
John Bird

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
John Bird

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

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This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
John Bird

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
John Bird

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

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war