Social justice
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
Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets ‘would not in themselves drive reductions in poverty’
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
Jason Bryan, co-founder of Butterfly Books, explains that positive role models who ‘show what’s possible’ can mean everything to vulnerable children
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
In celebration of new film Lollipop, we look back on the times hard-hitting British films cast undiscovered actors and propelled them to stardom
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
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
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
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
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
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?
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Men, it’s time to step up to help women feel safe in public spaces. Here’s how to do it
