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Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
John Bird

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
John Bird

Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage

The story of my life – in 62 pubs
John Bird

The story of my life – in 62 pubs

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
John Bird

This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Big Community

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Poverty

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
John Bird

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
John Bird

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here’s how to do it
John Bird

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here’s how to do it

There’s no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
John Bird

There’s no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’
Politics

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’

Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here’s some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
Tom Clark

Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here’s some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed

We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
John Bird

We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
Indy Cross

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse

I’m going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here’s how 
John Bird

I’m going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here’s how 

The government’s short-term thinking around poverty is a costly mistake
John Bird

The government’s short-term thinking around poverty is a costly mistake

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All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life
John Bird

All the ways Big Issue Invest is working to eradicate poverty and help people gain a better hold on life

Our Growth Impact Fund is bringing social justice through opportunity
John Bird

Our Growth Impact Fund is bringing social justice through opportunity

People in poverty are at greater risk of sunburn and skin cancer. Charities are calling for action
Cost of living crisis

People in poverty are at greater risk of sunburn and skin cancer. Charities are calling for action

A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course
John Bird

A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course