Letters
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
A 14-year-old Big Issue reader shares his petition for abolishing the minimum voting age
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
An anonymous teacher responds to the education secretary’s recent opinion piece, written for Big Issue
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Our feature on an initiative to teach pupils about homelessness sparked ideas about what else should be learned in the classroom
Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation
Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’
Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem
Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem
Letters: Let’s see health and housing services working together in 2026
Letters: Let’s see health and housing services working together in 2026
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters: In 2026 can we start making sure those without family aren’t left behind?
Letters: In 2026 can we start making sure those without family aren’t left behind?
Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me
Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me
Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split
Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split
Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!
Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
