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Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
Big Issue 35th anniversary

Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner

It’s the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?
Your views

It’s the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’
Media

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: ‘A war on any media that dares to criticise’

Care leavers face a ‘postcode lottery’ for support: ‘It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas’
Care leavers

Care leavers face a ‘postcode lottery’ for support: ‘It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas’

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

How much will you spend on Christmas?
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How much will you spend on Christmas?

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’

Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce
Immigration

Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce

Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Christmas

Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
Social Justice

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
homelessness

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

Why care leavers need better access to childhood records: ‘A stranger knew more about me than I did’
Care leavers

Why care leavers need better access to childhood records: ‘A stranger knew more about me than I did’

Inside the Big Issue: O Come All Ye Faithful
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: O Come All Ye Faithful

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‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
Child poverty strategy

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Child poverty

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’