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This week’s Big Issue is out today!

✊ Cillian Murphy fights the system
⚕️ Can Marmot Principles fix Britain?
🏠 Our hidden homelessness special

Pick up a copy today, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...

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Political choices such as austerity, caps to benefits and cuts to social protection spending have led to widespread food poverty.
Hunger is a political choice. Could a 'Right to Food' change everything?
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🗣️ And the Big Issue founder has a clear message:

“Marmoting government would be about getting departments to take ownership of the abolition of poverty”

Marmot shows that joined-up thinking works. It's time to expand that idea, says John Bird 👇
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Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
A Ministry of Poverty Prevention could be brought together using the Marmot principles that have worked so effectively in health outcomes.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 34m
🏙️ Across the country, communities are putting these principles into action:
- Gateshead’s community houses
- Liverpool’s Parent Champions
- Coventry as a “Marmot City”

Real change, driven from the ground up.
👇 How projects are transforming Britain
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How projects driven by Marmot principles are transforming Britain
Marmot places are having tangible results on health and wellbeing. Just ask these people who are busy making it happen
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 34m
💡 The Marmot Principles are eight priorities designed to tackle the causes of ill health – from early years to fair work, healthy housing and environmental justice.

They’re the blueprint for a fairer, healthier Britain.
👇 What are the eight principles?
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How the eight Marmot principles could transform our health
Jessica Allen, deputy director at University College London's Institute of Health Equity, explains the eight Marmot Principles.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 34m
📢 Sir Michael Marmot has spent decades showing how the places we live, work and grow shape our health more than medicine ever could.

In his new piece for Big Issue, he warns: the UK is failing to tackle the social determinants of health.
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The UK is not doing well. Here's how the Marmot Principles could help turn things around
Marmot Places are spreading across the UK, bringing joined-up thinking to tackle health inequalities. Marmot's founder is here to explain.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 34m
🧵THREAD: Sir Michael Marmot (@michaelmarmot.bsky.social) says Britain is “not doing well.”

Health inequalities are widening, and the Marmot Principles offer a roadmap for change.

This week in the Big Issue, we’re unpacking what that means, why it matters, and how to act. 🧭
Learn more ⬇️
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 1h
Here's everything you need to know about whether you could be owed a back payment of disability benefit PIP from the government.
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 1h
The Guest is a glossy Welsh thriller about a lady of the manor who appoints a penniless young cleaner, precipitating a web of lies.
ITV drama The Guest review – delightful, moreish and completely ridiculous
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 2h
Museum of Homelessness' Dying Homeless Project revealed homeless deaths surged by 9% across the UK in 2024 and called for action.
Four homeless people every day in the UK last year
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 3h
Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie says he tried to sign up to Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party – but never heard anything back.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'It was hard to get artists to do the Gig for Gaza'
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A Ministry of Poverty Prevention could be brought together using the Marmot principles that have worked so effectively in health outcomes.
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 4h
Sir John Rutter became one of Britain's most cherished composers despite neither of his parents having musical backgrounds.
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 5h
World Vacant Homes Day is bringing campaigners from all over the world together to tackle the issue of empty homes.
World Vacant Homes Day puts focus on bringing empty homes back into use
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 6h
Sadiq Khan's campaign to help pensioners in London access the support they're entitled to will be extended to help more people.
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year
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Marmot Places are spreading across the UK, bringing joined-up thinking to tackle health inequalities. Marmot's founder is here to explain.
The UK is not doing well. Here's how the Marmot Principles could help turn things around
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Jessica Allen, deputy director at University College London's Institute of Health Equity, explains the eight Marmot Principles.
How the eight Marmot principles could transform our health
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 8h
Queer Georgians looks back to tell the stories of those who loved, lived and struggled in ways that still resonate with us today.
Even the Georgians questions their gender and sexuality like we do today
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15h
Authenticity shouldn't have anything to do with labels – generational or otherwise – that we place upon ourselves or others.
What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15h
Post-London Fashion Week, where many high-street and designer brands were the spotlight, how many of them offer truly inclusive fashion?
The fashion industry is failing Britain's ageing population – retailers must wake up
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People with learning difficulties are treated disgracefully in the UK – and it needs to change, says one Big Issue reader.
Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18h
Adam Buxton grew up obsessed with TV, films and music, so it was natural that he'd eventually end up in that world.
Adam Buxton: 'Being a carer is so hard – especially if it's your parents'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19h
Experts from charities share their advice on navigating the DWP disability benefits assessment process, from PIP applications to assessments.
How to apply for a PIP assessment
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20h
The word 'commit' is tied to criminal acts. Suicide has been legal for more than 60 years, but our language hasn't changed.
Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 23h
Here's everything to know about the benefits and pensions to expect from the DWP in October 2025, including if you could be eligible.
DWP benefit payment dates for October 2025
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This is everything you need to know about how much energy bills are going up along with Ofgem's energy price cap – and where to get help.
Energy bills to rise in UK as price cap increases. Here's how to get help
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