Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell
Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell
The government has softened the Criminal Justice Bill after parliament pressure – but ‘unnecessary’ Vagrancy Act replacement still leaves rough sleepers at risk of prison
DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants
DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants
Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
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Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
How a band formed in an asylum hotel is giving refugees hope: ‘Each note comes from the heart’
How a band formed in an asylum hotel is giving refugees hope: ‘Each note comes from the heart’
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
Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there’s a better way
Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there’s a better way
Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what’s stopping us?
Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what’s stopping us?
Dear Rishi Sunak – we can see sick notes falling without the need to limit benefits. Here’s how
Dear Rishi Sunak – we can see sick notes falling without the need to limit benefits. Here’s how
Why we need a safe, competent pair of hands for our political challenges
Why we need a safe, competent pair of hands for our political challenges
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Culture
From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history
From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history
Graffiti is nothing new. For most of human history people have written on the surfaces around them to have their say
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
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’
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
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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
Inside The Big Issue
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
