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From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
General Election 2024

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’
Cost of living crisis

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
Lyanne Nicholl

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
Press Release

“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?
Adam Barnett

Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But where’s the evidence?

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’
Train strikes

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’

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

Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: ‘He saved many lives’
Politics

Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: ‘He saved many lives’

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins in criticism of weakened Renters Reform Bill
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins in criticism of weakened Renters Reform Bill

St George’s Day: Why we mustn’t let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right
St George's Day

St George’s Day: Why we mustn’t let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right

Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
Press Release

Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets
Politics

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
Mark Game

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems
Inflation

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems

World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place
Wealth

World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place

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‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024
Democracy

‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
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Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians
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Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians

Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”
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Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”