John Bird
Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 

Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history
Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
Should tenants get a share of the profits of their landlords’ buy-to-let? Readers have their say

Should tenants get a share of the profits of their landlords’ buy-to-let? Readers have their say
Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities

Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities
Austerity was something we simply could not afford

Austerity was something we simply could not afford
There’s no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking

There’s no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking
Remembering Steve Canham: a true friend to The Big Issue

Remembering Steve Canham: a true friend to The Big Issue
Big Issue sellers celebrated in the House of Lords for National Vendor Week

Big Issue sellers celebrated in the House of Lords for National Vendor Week
Here’s what we should do with Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

Here’s what we should do with Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth
The government must measure the true cost of austerity

The government must measure the true cost of austerity
Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest

Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest
Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight

Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen

My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
Big Issue founder Lord Bird pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth on news of her death

Big Issue founder Lord Bird pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth on news of her death
More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
