National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
‘It looks desperate. I suspect they probably are desperate. The mood inside Conservative Party headquarters must be pretty dire’
AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
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Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?
My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?
‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Advice
39 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
39 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus changes to universal credit
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus changes to universal credit
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
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Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Opinion
We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how
We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
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The Great White Bard by Farah-Karim Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
The Great White Bard by Farah-Karim Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
The Great White Bard sees Farah-Karim Cooper challenge white ownership of Shakespeare’s canon
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I’d ask my younger self why she was doing meth’
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I’d ask my younger self why she was doing meth’
Letter To My Younger Self
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I’d ask my younger self why she was doing meth’
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I’d ask my younger self why she was doing meth’
Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’
Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
When will mortgage rates go down?
When will mortgage rates go down?
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Life
39 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
39 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Letters: I’m terrified Labour will be as unfair as the Tories on disability benefits
Letters: I’m terrified Labour will be as unfair as the Tories on disability benefits
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Inside the Big Issue: Beavers and other creatures making Britain better
Inside the Big Issue: Beavers and other creatures making Britain better
Inside the Big Issue: The curtain comes down on TV game changer Inside No 9
Inside the Big Issue: The curtain comes down on TV game changer Inside No 9
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
