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

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk

‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

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

‘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

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

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

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’

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK

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

‘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

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’

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity

2024 proved two-party politics is in its death throes. It could be Nigel Farage’s opportunity
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’
Paranoia is back in politics. But today’s conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history

Paranoia is back in politics. But today’s conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history
Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics
John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
