Social justice

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
Social Justice

Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’

The music megastar, photographer and homelessness campaigner joins Big Issue’s mission to dismantle poverty as magazine turns 35

Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
Contact sports

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
Homelessness

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

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The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
Becca Stacey

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
Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi

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? 
Keir starmer

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

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’
Film

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
Politics

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
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

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
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
Victoria Canning

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
Ayla Holdom

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’
Financial inclusion

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
Izzie McIntosh

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

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
Steven MacKenzie

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
Dr Thomas Peck

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
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail

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Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Politics

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?
Giovanna Fletcher

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?
Wealth Tax

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
Disability Benefits

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there