Politics

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?
Trust

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
Relationships

How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America

How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?
Artificial intelligence

How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?

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?

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

‘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

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’

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

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
social media

‘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
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