Social justice
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
If the government truly wants to meet its commitments to women and girls, it must address the structural and economic drivers of violence, write co-CEOs of ActionAid UK Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi
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?
We can’t end the “conveyer belt’ of prime ministers without tackling poverty, campaigners have warned as Keir Starmer faces fight for future at 10 Downing Street
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’
Next week’s Big Issue features the first major print interview with Irish language rappers Kneecap since terrorism charges against Mo Chara were thrown out. Get your copy from Monday 23 March
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
There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind
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
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’
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?
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
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
