Politics
There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day
One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom

One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom
Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions
Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to ‘fix broken Britain’: Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto

Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to ‘fix broken Britain’: Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto
Is there really a ‘clear plan’ to tackle UK’s housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto

Is there really a ‘clear plan’ to tackle UK’s housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto
Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters

National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule

From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they’re wrong: ‘The country is going backwards’

Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they’re wrong: ‘The country is going backwards’
We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act

We need more women MPs – but we can’t just expect women to stand for election. We must act
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue Group lay out policy calls to political leaders ahead of General Election

“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue Group lay out policy calls to political leaders ahead of General Election
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?

Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?
Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: ‘This hurts our democracy’

Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: ‘This hurts our democracy’
Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty

Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty
Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months

Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months
Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: ‘He saved many lives’
