The Big Issue

15/10/2025

Should Right to Buy be abolished?

15/10/2025

ICYMI: Charlotte Rose’s studio is a riot of colour, her pop art cigarette prints reimagining Shakespeare and Vonnegut for a new audience.

15/10/2025

Last year in the UK, 1,611 people died while homeless. It could be preventable if the government changed its priorities, says John Bird.

15/10/2025

The Big Issue has been investigating crisis pregnancy centres in the UK, which have been known to misinform women about abortion.

Taxpayer money has gone towards funding some of them.

15/10/2025

Against a backdrop of homelessness pushing towns and cities towards financial oblivion, council bosses are keen to get their hands on homes. In their desperation, they are turning to homes they were forced to sell just a few years previously under Right to Buy.

Big Issue can reveal councils are losing millions on these Yo-yo Homes – while a select number of ex-tenants get rich by selling their homes back to the council.

Our findings have prompted calls for reform, and led to warnings the Right to Buy system isn’t fit for purpose.

So what are Yo-yo Homes, why are they happening, what are experts saying about them, and what can be done? We’ve broken it down for you. 👇

14/10/2025

Access to technology can change a life.

Through our partnership with Lenovo, refurbished laptops are helping social enterprises and charities across the UK learn, work, and connect.

It’s about inclusion, sustainable practices, and giving everyone the tools to build and grow. Find out how 👇

Big Issue and Lenovo are tackling digital exclusion with refurbished laptops, helping communities access technology while cutting e-waste and promoting inclusion.

14/10/2025

ICYMI: The relationship between music, science and maths are deeply entwined. We could all benefit from learning more about it.

The relationship between music, science and maths are deeply entwined. We could all benefit from learning more about it.

14/10/2025

Growing food, skills and community 🌱

Simon sold The Big Issue in Norwich for 15 years. Today, he’s part of our Big Grow project, transforming a local church garden into an edible landscape.

At St George Church in Colgate, local volunteers, church members and the homeless community meet each week to plant, harvest and share, proving that food can be a powerful tool for connection and wellbeing.

Following its success, Big Grow is now expanding to St Giles Church and New Routes charity shop, bringing more people together to grow food, and grow change.

Where should we g(r)o(w) next? 👩‍🌾

14/10/2025

Many faith-based crisis pregnancy centres are believed to offer an 'ethical' service, but there are some which have been found to be 'misleading' women.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to tell which as centres may 'hide their ideological aims'.

14/10/2025

ICYMI: Masking helps some neurodivergent people fit in, but at what cost to their comfort and sense of self?

14/10/2025

Our broken financial system forces people with mental health issues to share their PIN code, new research has warned.

14/10/2025

Thomas Pynchon tackles fascism, big business in the Depression and international commercial rackets in his eagerly anticipated new novel.