John Bird
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
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

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?
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
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
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’
