Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk ‘cliff edge’ job losses, government warned
Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk ‘cliff edge’ job losses, government warned
The green transition doesn’t have to lead to job losses, a new report has urged – but the government must help retrain gas sector workers
Deaf man awarded £50,000 after ‘oppressive’ and ‘discriminatory’ treatment by DWP
Deaf man awarded £50,000 after ‘oppressive’ and ‘discriminatory’ treatment by DWP
Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour’s six general election pledges: ‘I’m disappointed’
Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour’s six general election pledges: ‘I’m disappointed’
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Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary and Pride to queer Russians
‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary and Pride to queer Russians
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
‘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
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
‘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
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
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
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Michael Hadley, Snow Hill railway station, Birmingham
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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
If Rishi Sunak is so keen on our national identity, why is this British icon up for sale?
If Rishi Sunak is so keen on our national identity, why is this British icon up for sale?
Stacey Solomon is not afraid of having a go. She even makes DIY look easy
Stacey Solomon is not afraid of having a go. She even makes DIY look easy
How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis
How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis
Tories won’t let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
Tories won’t let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
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Culture
‘Whose voices have the right to be heard?’: Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades
‘Whose voices have the right to be heard?’: Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades
James Meteyard and Jammz’s new play uses grime to examine themes of censorship, the right to exist and freedom of expression
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger – Scorsese’s tribute to duo who inspired him
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger – Scorsese’s tribute to duo who inspired him
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
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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
Why the car is such a perfect safe space for big conversations
Why the car is such a perfect safe space for big conversations
Letters: Rishi Sunak needs to educate himself on what it’s like to be disabled
Letters: Rishi Sunak needs to educate himself on what it’s like to be disabled
Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis
Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
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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
Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat