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🎤 Freddie Loved Christmas! Queen in Big Issue, special edition 🎁
This week’s Big Issue has a must-read 50th anniversary special on Bohemian Rhapsody – including new interviews with Brian May & Roger Taylor and an exclusive tease of a new Queen live event 👀
On sale Mon 24 Nov! www.bigissueshop.com
This week’s Big Issue has a must-read 50th anniversary special on Bohemian Rhapsody – including new interviews with Brian May & Roger Taylor and an exclusive tease of a new Queen live event 👀
On sale Mon 24 Nov! www.bigissueshop.com
A new book provides a comprehensive record of the punk sensibility beyond the co-opted aesthetic and mythologised roots.
Whatever happened to punk?
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A new book provides a comprehensive record of the punk sensibility beyond the co-opted aesthetic and mythologised roots.
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
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November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.
How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience
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November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
3 things Labour must do to help record-high number of homeless families
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November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
Andre Hopkins lived in the woods after a no-fault eviction made him homeless. But now he has turned his life around.
I lived in the woods for a year after being evicted. I thought I'd be there forever
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Andre Hopkins lived in the woods after a no-fault eviction made him homeless. But now he has turned his life around.
Loneliness doesn’t affect everyone equally. Depressingly, it often hits those already facing disadvantage the hardest.
What's behind the rising tide of loneliness? It's complicated...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Loneliness doesn’t affect everyone equally. Depressingly, it often hits those already facing disadvantage the hardest.
This new collection by Ghassan Kanafani compiles the novelist, journalist and political activist's short stories from the 1950s and 60s.
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This new collection by Ghassan Kanafani compiles the novelist, journalist and political activist's short stories from the 1950s and 60s.
Radiohead returning feels very winter 2025, on the button, the hangover after Oasis elation, a nation in a twist.
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Radiohead returning feels very winter 2025, on the button, the hangover after Oasis elation, a nation in a twist.
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi courageously observes the impact of illness and trauma – how they write and unwrite the body.
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
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November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi courageously observes the impact of illness and trauma – how they write and unwrite the body.
The budget is tomorrow - here's what we want to see:
1️⃣an end to the two-child limit and benefit cap
2️⃣a bold child poverty strategy with clear targets to bring down poverty
Sign our petition if you agree 👇
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1️⃣an end to the two-child limit and benefit cap
2️⃣a bold child poverty strategy with clear targets to bring down poverty
Sign our petition if you agree 👇
win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The budget is tomorrow - here's what we want to see:
1️⃣an end to the two-child limit and benefit cap
2️⃣a bold child poverty strategy with clear targets to bring down poverty
Sign our petition if you agree 👇
win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
1️⃣an end to the two-child limit and benefit cap
2️⃣a bold child poverty strategy with clear targets to bring down poverty
Sign our petition if you agree 👇
win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
In November 2010, the coalition government published its white paper detailing its plans for universal credit. How much has changed?
It's time we made universal credit the game changer it can be
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In November 2010, the coalition government published its white paper detailing its plans for universal credit. How much has changed?
The white paper detailing plans for universal credit was published 15 years ago. Here's what we have learned since then.
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The white paper detailing plans for universal credit was published 15 years ago. Here's what we have learned since then.
I didn't get into reading Jane Austen until my 60s. Now at 80, I've written my own spinoff. Half the proceeds will support Big Issue.
I've written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
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November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I didn't get into reading Jane Austen until my 60s. Now at 80, I've written my own spinoff. Half the proceeds will support Big Issue.
Builders should get a tax cut to solve the problems of young people out of work and construction skills gap, says Centre for Social Justice.
Builders should get tax cut to tackle youth unemployment crisis
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Builders should get a tax cut to solve the problems of young people out of work and construction skills gap, says Centre for Social Justice.
I was only 16 when I arrived in Britain, but the Home Office decided I was 26. It left me homeless and afraid for years.
A single Home Office mistake left me homeless for four years
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I was only 16 when I arrived in Britain, but the Home Office decided I was 26. It left me homeless and afraid for years.
"Big Issue keeps me going and keeps me alive"
📍Grant Elder sells Big Issue in Edinburgh, by the Waitrose on Comely Road
❤️ Change a vendor's life this Christmas: buy a copy from your local vendor, or support online with our Vendor Support Kits at bigissue.com/christmas
📍Grant Elder sells Big Issue in Edinburgh, by the Waitrose on Comely Road
❤️ Change a vendor's life this Christmas: buy a copy from your local vendor, or support online with our Vendor Support Kits at bigissue.com/christmas
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Big Issue keeps me going and keeps me alive"
📍Grant Elder sells Big Issue in Edinburgh, by the Waitrose on Comely Road
❤️ Change a vendor's life this Christmas: buy a copy from your local vendor, or support online with our Vendor Support Kits at bigissue.com/christmas
📍Grant Elder sells Big Issue in Edinburgh, by the Waitrose on Comely Road
❤️ Change a vendor's life this Christmas: buy a copy from your local vendor, or support online with our Vendor Support Kits at bigissue.com/christmas
Low-income households spend three times as much of their income on council tax than higher earners. Is it time for reform?
Millions of Brits battle with council tax debt. It's time for reform
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November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Low-income households spend three times as much of their income on council tax than higher earners. Is it time for reform?
Kiran Millwood Hargrave's pick of the best queer love stories tackle everything from first crushes to homophobia.
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet and playwright Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Kiran Millwood Hargrave's pick of the best queer love stories tackle everything from first crushes to homophobia.
As temperatures drop, many of us struggle to keep our homes warm. Check out our guide to what support you can get for energy bills.
Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As temperatures drop, many of us struggle to keep our homes warm. Check out our guide to what support you can get for energy bills.
Sam Delaney's father-in-law, Peter Pallai, was also his mate, mentor and role model. And he has left a massive gap in his life.
My father-in-law left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
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November 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Sam Delaney's father-in-law, Peter Pallai, was also his mate, mentor and role model. And he has left a massive gap in his life.
Public Law Project's latest report finds that the average universal credit sanction is hundreds of pounds more than a criminal fine.
Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Public Law Project's latest report finds that the average universal credit sanction is hundreds of pounds more than a criminal fine.
Can extreme quiet, and indeed silence itself, be considered music? In a manner of speaking, yes – here are the musicians proving it.
Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Can extreme quiet, and indeed silence itself, be considered music? In a manner of speaking, yes – here are the musicians proving it.
Caroline Cawley has experienced the disability benefits system in both England and Scotland. She explains why the Scottish system is better.
Scotland's benefits system treated me better than the DWP
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Caroline Cawley has experienced the disability benefits system in both England and Scotland. She explains why the Scottish system is better.
Actor Sam Buchanan speaks to the Big Issue about his journey with type 1 diabetes, including the shame he has felt on film and TV sets.
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement
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November 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Actor Sam Buchanan speaks to the Big Issue about his journey with type 1 diabetes, including the shame he has felt on film and TV sets.
Big Issue vendors are running their own micro-businesses. Here's how they sell the magazine to earn a legitimate income and make money
How do Big Issue sellers earn money?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Big Issue vendors are running their own micro-businesses. Here's how they sell the magazine to earn a legitimate income and make money