John Bird
Our leaders don’t have the political vision we so desperately need in a crisis

Our leaders don’t have the political vision we so desperately need in a crisis
Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty
Big Issue founder Lord Bird shares his remarkable journey for wellbeing app Soaak

Big Issue founder Lord Bird shares his remarkable journey for wellbeing app Soaak
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
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
The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend
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
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
We can’t afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook
