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Space warrior Count Binface: ‘I want people to remember how precious it is to have the right to vote’
Space warrior Count Binface: ‘I want people to remember how precious it is to have the right to vote’
In an exclusive interview with Big Issue, Count Binface explains why, despite being a parody candidate, homelessness is at the heart of his manifesto
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
Number of homeless children in England at a record high: ‘This needs to be a wake-up call’
Number of homeless children in England at a record high: ‘This needs to be a wake-up call’
Top Stories
Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: ‘This is a national scandal’
Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: ‘This is a national scandal’
We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
Cost of living crisis
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
Housing
Number of homeless children in England at a record high: ‘This needs to be a wake-up call’
Number of homeless children in England at a record high: ‘This needs to be a wake-up call’
Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: ‘This is a national scandal’
Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: ‘This is a national scandal’
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
Our vendors
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Employment
I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’
Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’
‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
Social justice
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?
PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?
DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’
DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’
Activism
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
Environment
Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West
Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West
Hedgerows are amazing. Here’s why we must plant more of them
