Politics

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
Mike Rayment

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?

The world might be going to hell in a handcart, but that doesn’t mean we can’t, or shouldn’t, have a laugh along the way at the mess we find ourselves

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

Ending homelessness can be a selfish vote-winner for politicians. It’s a question of political will, writes Matthew Torbitt

‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future
Protest

‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future

Decades after protests ended Slobodan Milošević’s reign, history is repeating in Serbia. Will new student protests bring about change?

‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
Social Media

‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

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Why Rachel Reeves’ reservoir plans are ‘far from a solution to UK’s water challenges’
Water

Why Rachel Reeves’ reservoir plans are ‘far from a solution to UK’s water challenges’

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they’re split on how to solve it
Housing crisis

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they’re split on how to solve it

Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher
TV

Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Sybil Bell

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’

In politics, Starmer’s seriousness will always trump Donald’s showmanship
Paul McNamee

In politics, Starmer’s seriousness will always trump Donald’s showmanship

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Reading

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
Donald Trump

‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say

What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know
Donald Trump

What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools
Conspiracy theories

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
Film

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
Drugs

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

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Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
Donald Trump

Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Online abuse

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Politics

Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
Exclusive

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’