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.

A path to destruction

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SPINELESS SI THE CELEBRITY STICKLEBACK • AND OTHER STORIES FROM 20 YEARS OF SPRINGWATCH

Welcome to the Big Community Roadshow

We’re disillusioned with Labour – here’s why • When Big Issue took to the streets of Cardiff to hear the real perspective of people on the ground we discovered a government under grave threat ahead of the 2026 Welsh elections

Why Wales has become a world leader for people yet to be born

In 2023, violent unrest focused the country’s attention on a small corner of Cardiff. How did the community recover once the cameras were gone?

The way Wales does elections is about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

Wales gave care leavers £1,600 a month, no strings attached. Here’s what happened

The Big Community Roadshow in pictures

New student blocks have transformed Cardiff’s skyline. What’s behind the boom?

Wales & West Housing are pleased to support Big Issue’s Big Community week

The Welsh government rejected a proposal for landlords to pay tenants compensation when they’re hit by no-fault evictions. Here’s what renters in Cardiff think

‘It’s not a crime for someone to face conflict and flee for their lives’

ED DAVEY • The Lib Dem leader’s experiences as a family carer have shaped his life and politics. He’s thrown a few good parties too

PAUL WELLER ON SIR PETER BLAKE ‘STANLEY ROAD’ LAMBRETTA, MARGATE, 1995

Equivalent horizons

Stalin’s enduring fan club

In war, justice is harder to come by. But we have found a way

FIGHT THE MACHINE

ROBIN INCE IS ON THE ROAD

Going out on a limb

Puzzles

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