Letters
‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’
‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’
One Big Issue reader says they are still concerned about what reforms the government may make to personal independence payment (PIP) after the Timms Review has concluded.
‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
A reader points out how misguided policies and political decisions since the 1980s are still affecting us
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
A Big Issue reader remembers the causes of homelessness taking hold in the UK
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘It’s none of Trump’s business how we run our internal affairs’
‘It’s none of Trump’s business how we run our internal affairs’
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
‘The UK’s national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess’
‘The UK’s national debt is total insanity. We need an expert to get us out of this mess’
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’
Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’
‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’
‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
‘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’
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
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?
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: 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
