Opinion

Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That
Sam Delaney

Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That

It’s easy to worry that you don’t have the bond you did with your kids, but everything changes

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations
Chris Williamson

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations

National Apprenticeship Week should be a chance to celebrate the positive impact that apprentices bring to individuals, businesses and the economy. But, for architecture apprentices, there is a dark cloud over the future, writes Royal Institute of British Architects president Chris WIlliamson

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
Nick Marshall

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

Nick Marshall is a foundation apprentice at Lifetime Training. For National Apprenticeship Week, he explains how pathway into work has helped him from leaving the care system to overcoming homelessness and drug addiction

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Why the internet needs to be safer for women
Leyla Buran and Professor Olga Jurasz

Why the internet needs to be safer for women

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Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?
Ronnie Cohen

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 
George Crockford

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 

Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
Joe Carpenter

Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency

Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Mikey Erhardt

Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on
Opinion

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
Claire

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’
Ella Maisy Purvis

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it
Matthew Carter

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it

Holocaust Memorial Day: How communities ensure future generations don’t forget lessons of the past
Molly Phillips

Holocaust Memorial Day: How communities ensure future generations don’t forget lessons of the past

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Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

I used to like working in advertising – but now there’s a new world order
Stefan Gardner

I used to like working in advertising – but now there’s a new world order

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I’m learning to lean into it
Sam Delaney

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I’m learning to lean into it

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It’s an ongoing cruelty
Fraser Maclean

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It’s an ongoing cruelty