Social justice
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Rachael Maskell speaks to the Big Issue about losing the Labour whip and why she stands by her decision to advocate for disabled people and rebel against the government’s welfare cuts
Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Actress Giovanna Fletcher is getting behind Baby Bank Alliance and Save the Children UK to advocate for children living in poverty
Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
A wealth tax could be an ‘open goal for the government’, experts say. Here are the arguments for and against introducing a tax on the ultra-rich
Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home
‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home
This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit
This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit
Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
