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Poverty doesn't take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don't either
Image of boxes full of baby supplies
Emilie De Bruijn

Poverty doesn't take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don't either

Emilie De Bruijn, founder of Hartlepool Baby Bank, writes about why the work of baby banks is so vital – especially in the school holidays
Here's why it could be time to embrace the four-day week
Paul McNamee

Here's why it could be time to embrace the four-day week

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?
Banseka Kayembe

Could 16 and 17-year-olds really decide the next election?

Is Lena Dunham's Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?
Lucy Sweet

Is Lena Dunham's Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?

Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter
Cathy Rogers, Markus Ostarek

Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I'm a social worker – don't judge me for it
Clair Graham

I'm a social worker – don't judge me for it

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have
London Trans+ Pride
Oscar Sharples

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Emeline, volunteer at Little Village's Brent baby bank holding a pack of pampers
Emily Compston

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies

We need to end health inequalities for trans and non-binary people – let's start with GP services
Louise Ansari

We need to end health inequalities for trans and non-binary people – let's start with GP services

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone
a therapist with a client
Kate

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse

Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we're still treated like we don't belong
social care crisis sees care workers experiencing low pay
Munya Radzi

Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we're still treated like we don't belong

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts
Nyree Ambarchian

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts

Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
silhouette of an elderly man leaning on a walking stick
Morgan Vine

Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Giovanna Fletcher

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver
Mark Heffernan

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver

Labour's pensions review is a welcome step. Let's hope they use it for positive change
Image of pensioner and young woman looking at laptop
Chris Brooks

Labour's pensions review is a welcome step. Let's hope they use it for positive change

Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It's harder to be healthy if you live in the North
An aerial photograph of Liverpool.
Professor Amelia Lake

Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It's harder to be healthy if you live in the North

The Renters' Rights Bill promises more security – but it won't tackle high rents crippling renters
Renters protest high rents in London
Paul Shanks

The Renters' Rights Bill promises more security – but it won't tackle high rents crippling renters

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
Paul McNamee

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump

It's time for the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap – we can't afford not to
Scott Compton

It's time for the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap – we can't afford not to

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?
Benjamin Abrams

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off
Matteo Bergamini

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
Robin Ince

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest

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