Council’s £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as ‘tarting up’ city
Council’s £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as ‘tarting up’ city
The budget for covering arches used by rough sleepers near Bradford’s Forster Square station could reach £200,000, the Big Issue can reveal
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
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Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
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
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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
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus changes to universal credit
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus changes to universal credit
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
‘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
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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
Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
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Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
The Modfather has given an exclusive interview to the Big Issue
Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Letter To My Younger Self
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
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’
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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
Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
The Lib Dems don’t go far enough – we need free meals for all school children, campaigners say
The Lib Dems don’t go far enough – we need free meals for all school children, campaigners say
Labour can protect the NHS from privatisation if they choose to – here’s how
Labour can protect the NHS from privatisation if they choose to – here’s how
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
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Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
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
