Opinion

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

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’
Letters

‘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
Ellie Smith

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
Steven MacKenzie

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
John Bird

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

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‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
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‘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
Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

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
Shreya K.C.

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
John Bird

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
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If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society

It’s time we stopped having to face up to a SLAPP
Nik Williams

It’s time we stopped having to face up to a SLAPP

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Danny Beales

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’
Russell Curtis

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
John Bird

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
Morgan Vine

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’
Lisa Farmer

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’

How can we revitalise the high street?
Steven MacKenzie

How can we revitalise the high street?

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
John bird

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?’
Letters

‘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
Nye Jones

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’
Florence Eshalomi

‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’

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I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going
Louise Reed

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
Ligia Teixeira

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’
Letters

‘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
Opinion

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without