Big Issue
@BigIssue
Followers
66K
Following
11K
Media
17K
Statuses
84K
Working to end poverty in the UK. Award-winning journalism and opportunities to work, earn, learn and thrive. Follow for news, campaigns and impact.
UK
Joined February 2010
This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside:. 📺 Daniel Mays takes us behind The Thursday Murder Club.🏙️ Glasgow City Council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless.📲 Welcome to the TikTokification of politics. Pick up a copy today.
0
12
20
Oasis are still connecting and still making history after all these years. Where were you?
bigissue.com
This summer Oasis captured something deep in Britain's collective psyche with songs that we’ll always be in and always slightly yearning for.
0
0
0
Big Issue founder @johnbirdswords is looking for a Parliamentary Assistant to help drive change in Westminster. Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply by 5 Sept 👉
0
5
4
Is it time for Herbie the sentient Volkswagen Beetle to go bananas once again?
bigissue.com
For nearly 20 years, Herbie – the sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle – has been quiet. Graeme Virtue wants Disney to bring him back.
0
1
1
West Bank Palestinian farmers fight for survival amid settler violence and economic collapse
bigissue.com
Across the West Bank – home to roughly three million Palestinians – livelihoods have collapsed since the onset of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
0
3
2
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
bigissue.com
Homeless people could lose their legacy benefits if they fail to move to universal credit, the Department for Work and Pensions has warned.
0
2
1
I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
bigissue.com
Benefit claimant Lydia Thomas explains that she would ‘struggle immensely’ if her PIP were to be changed after Labour's upcoming review.
0
1
2
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed
bigissue.com
The latest novel from Garth Greenwell finds the protagonist suffering from a serious illness and pondering questions of life and death.
0
0
0
The pigs of Orwell’s Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK’s pigs are in trouble
bigissue.com
Eighty years since George Orwell wrote Animal Farm and authoritarianism is on the rise while pig farming has seen a sharp decline.
0
1
2
I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
bigissue.com
A nervous visit to a food bank led to a new start for Hugh McNeill. Now he is looking for help for it to survive.
0
1
3
It takes more than a set of keys to help someone out of homelessness – trust me, I know
bigissue.com
We need a serious commitment to ending homelessness, not just managing it. That means real investment in trauma-informed support.
0
0
3
‘We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism’: Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke
bigissue.com
Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke's artwork has gone hand-in-hand with Radiohead's music. Now it's hanging in a gallery.
0
0
0
Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality
bigissue.com
What if Alien (1979) wasn’t just a sci-fi horror film, but a warning about corporate betrayal and working-class struggles?
0
0
1
As number of asylum seekers housed in hotels rises, there’s one thing everyone agrees on
bigissue.com
Home Office figures found that 32,059 asylum seekers were housed in hotels at the end of June 2025, up 8% on the same point 12 months ago.
0
0
1
‘Getting benefits eased pressure on my family’: £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in 2024
bigissue.com
Do you know what benefits you are entitled to? A staggering £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in 2024.
0
1
2
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
bigissue.com
Leona Lewis had her heart broken by her first love at age 16, but her parents gave her the blueprint for her own couple goals.
0
0
0
Why so many Gen Z workers are retiring in their 20s
bigissue.com
Burnt out and financially savvy members of Gen Z are choosing to micro-retire, taking life at a slower pace and reaping the benefits.
0
0
0
From The Assassin to net Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?
bigissue.com
In Hostage, like Prime TV's The Assassin, plots are convoluted, out-of-control and scarcely believable. So why are we still watching?
0
0
0
Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
bigissue.com
More than 8,000 council-owned buildings are lying empty across Britain and it could deliver 25,000 homes if cash-strapped councils can act.
0
1
1
Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here’s what that means
bigissue.com
A teenage car accident led to a eureka moment for Zainab Johnson. Years later, it's the subject of her Edinburgh Fringe show.
0
0
0
Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree
bigissue.com
Mark Eaton-Lees spent 40 nights sleeping in the back of his car. He’s turned that experience into a first-class degree at Swansea University.
0
1
3