Young people

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Electoral reform

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
Homelessness

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed

Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
Food poverty

Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
Oasis

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for
Banseka Kayembe

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Onside Takeover

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
Paul McNamee

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Jamie Masraff

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

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Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Big Issue Invest

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
Melanie Vaxevanakis

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like