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‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’
Letters

‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’

A Big Issue reader applauds the magazine’s stories of individual experience

Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
PM for the PM

Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’

The meteorologist, scientist and weather presenter unsurprisingly would focus on the climate crisis if she was in No 10 for the afternoon. Well, that and chocolate…

Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’
PM for the PM

Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’

We asked actor and author Andi Osho what her priorities would be if she was in the No 10 hot seat for an afternoon

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Letters

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
PM For The PM

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’

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The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
Emma Haddad

The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
PM For The PM

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
Housing

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue 35

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

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

‘If I were PM I’d make dementia research a priority’
Dementia

‘If I were PM I’d make dementia research a priority’

Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’
PM for the PM

Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 
Politics

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 

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

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work
Housing crisis

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work

Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’
Politics

Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’

Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
Mark Heffernan

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

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Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Cost of living

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
Alexa Knight

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?