John Bird
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?

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
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
