Social activism

How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Canada

How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue

The former Bank of England governor is set to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canadian prime minister and he’ll bring admiration for Big Issue to the country’s top job

No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
Bobby Duffy

No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator

The problem is not a whole generation of autocratic young people, but a complex question answered quickly in online polls, says Bobby Duffy of KCL’s Policy Institute

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025

This incredible, inspirational collection of the selfless, tireless and remarkable innovators have all been chosen by you, our Big Issue readers

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Debt

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most

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Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
Community

UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
Our vendors

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’

How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: ‘Everyone wants to help’
Homelessness

How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: ‘Everyone wants to help’

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Communities
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Communities

How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Activism

How do Big Issue sellers make money?

How does The Big Issue help homeless people?
Activism

How does The Big Issue help homeless people?

Where does my money go when I buy The Big Issue?
Activism

Where does my money go when I buy The Big Issue?

My Dog Sighs: ‘The power of art is it makes people look at the world in a different way’
Interview

My Dog Sighs: ‘The power of art is it makes people look at the world in a different way’

Do you know a change maker? Send us your nominations!
Changemakers

Do you know a change maker? Send us your nominations!

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
Childcare crisis

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working

I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
Activism

I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election

Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in
Volunteering

Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in

‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people
Homelessness

‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people

Explained: This is your right to protest and how police can restrict it
Activism

Explained: This is your right to protest and how police can restrict it

The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading
Charity

The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading

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‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message
Afghanistan

‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message

How fan-owned football clubs are putting the power in the hands of the supporters
Football

How fan-owned football clubs are putting the power in the hands of the supporters

How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
Mutual aid

How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
Community activism

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap