Opinion
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty

Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival

I’m an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It’s survival
Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind
Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 

Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split
I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience
15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 
