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

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
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
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
Social opportunity should take the place of social security 

Social opportunity should take the place of social security
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
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
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?
