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.

Women in focus

THE DISPATCH

OPINION • If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different

The Big Issue

YOUR LETTERS

Introducing our 100 Changemakers for 2026

PM is an odd fishes job

Ben Shephard • He no longer goes jumping off waterfalls, and he didn’t become the next Steve McQueen. But the tidy bedroom is a big surprise

Get ready to meet the grassroots activists, rights campaigners and community champions working to make a better world. These are our 100 Changemakers of 2026

Before and After

The past sure is tense

TOP 5 Horrors

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango

‘Wasteman is a magnifying glass on masculinity’

‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

ROBIN INCE IS ON THE ROAD

Be my life

Puzzles

POSTCARDS FROM MY PITCH • This week is Global Vendor Week – a chance to support and celebrate all the Big Issue vendors working hard selling the magazine across the UK