John Bird
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned

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

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

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

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

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
There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot
This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today

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

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

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

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

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
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?
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
