Opinion
Social businesses can deliver systemic change. Here’s how we can help them build a better Britain

Social businesses can deliver systemic change. Here’s how we can help them build a better Britain
Big Issue Invest’s ambition is to fill in a missing rung in the ladder to support social businesses’ growth
‘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
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
KFC is putting £1 from every sharing bucket towards funding safe spaces for young people across the UK. Ellie Smith, a youth worker at the KFC Youth Foundation, writes about why this is such an important mission and what more must be done
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action

We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
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
I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’

Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start

Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness

Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
‘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?’
Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King

Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’

‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going
Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it
‘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’
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without


