The Big Issue

The Big Issue is one of Britain’s leading news and cultural magazines. Every week’s edition is packed full of original takes on the biggest issues of the day as well as interviews with the most significant figures in politics and entertainment. The Big Issue was founded 1991 to give people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to earn their own income. We continue to support hundreds of vendors across the UK and all proceeds from sales go to help anyone wanting to lift themselves out of poverty.

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THE DISPATCH

SPECIAL REPORT WE CAN’T TACKLE INEQUALITY WHILE MILLIONS SUFFER IN SILENCE WITH DEBT • As over two-thirds of people say they feel concerned about their finances in the year ahead, Rhiannon Sheridan, chief operating officer at financial support portal Lightning Reach, explores the stigma around seeking financial help

JOHN BIRD MEETS ANGELA RAYNER ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’

Who is Angela Rayner? • Angela Rayner has been Ashtonunder-Lyne MP since 2015 but her route to Westminster has been far from conventional

YOUR LETTERS

Heating up inequality

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Stop blaming young people for a food system stacked against them

Dan Smith • The Bastille frontman lost himself in fantasy worlds of film and music as a teenager. Later on, he’d draw upon those formative years

The heat on the street • The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol is meant to keep homeless people safe when the weather poses a threat to life on the street. Big Issue teamed up with the Pavement magazine to investigate how councils responded to recent heatwaves

‘We can’t physically breathe’: Homeless families stuck in sweltering office conversions • Councils are housing an estimated 13,000 people in former office buildings – and it’s often ‘unbearable’ in a heatwave

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed the nation. What can we learn from it?

Hot in the city

Inside the lab where they test how new homes can stand the heat • The University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0 is the place where new homes are blasted with extreme heat and cold to see how they can deal with the changing climate. Big Issue went for a look around

How Big Issue Invest is powering Europe’s biggest climate tech hub • Sustainable Ventures offers a base for tech start-ups and big ideas to address the climate crisis, with the help of Big Issue’s social investment arm

Drummond Street Piece

Searching for connection in Britain’s neglected history

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This charming Manc • Invisible Cities trains people affected by homelessness as walking tour guides, giving visitors a chance to hear stories beyond the tourist trail. To celebrate the organisation’s 10th anniversary, their guides are giving Big Issue a look at the cities they know inside-out. This week, Nic in Manchester is telling his story.

An even playing field to score fitness goals

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