Opinion

Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse
Eleanor Lyons

Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Morgan Vine

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents

There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN
Adil Hassan

There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Ellen

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves

My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
John Bird

My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone

How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
Brett Wigdortz

How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders

We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever
Steven MacKenzie

We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
Theatre

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’

My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside
Sam Delaney

My hearing loss has been hard to accept. But there is an unexpected upside

Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
Asad Rehman

Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice

House of Campaigns: We need to open parliament up to campaigners to give us the voice we deserve
Richard Ellis

House of Campaigns: We need to open parliament up to campaigners to give us the voice we deserve

Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Francesca Albanese

Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way

Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage
John Bird

Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage

Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have
Eugene Clarke

Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have

Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead
Professor Michael Sanders

Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead

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After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home
Paul McNamee

After 19 years I’m stepping down as editor of Big Issue. Doing this job has felt like home

Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me 
Letters

Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me 

The manosphere isn’t just an online issue. It’s fuelling domestic abuse
Emma Pickering and Meg Warren-Lister

The manosphere isn’t just an online issue. It’s fuelling domestic abuse

This is the reality of life for millions of children facing war in the Middle East
Flutra Gorana

This is the reality of life for millions of children facing war in the Middle East