John Bird
On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past

On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations

Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours

Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned

The pursuit of kindness seems to have been abandoned
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
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
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



