Social justice
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
Alix Popham was just 40 when he was diagnosed with dementia. As part of our special takeover edition of the magazine, he speaks with 28-year-old Ross Kirtland who is in the process of getting a scan as he suspects he may have brain damage caused by rugby.
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Big Issue analysis found marginalised and vulnerable people on the streets were swept up in the riots that followed the Southport murders with many of those jailed facing being released into homelessness
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
The St George’s Cross and England kit can no longer be separated from the political movements that weaponise them
The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP
The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP
Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?
Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?
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’
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?
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
