John Bird
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
The idea behind Housing First is so simple and so necessary: you wrap people around with support – social, mental, physical – when you house 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
Without a prioritising of poverty policy and actions into one department the government’s work on homelessness could fall short
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
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
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
Why we should rename artificial intelligence to ‘unnatural intelligence’
Why we should rename artificial intelligence to ‘unnatural intelligence’
No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty
No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty
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’
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits
