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bigissue.com > news > social-justice > southbank-centre-letters-to-the-future

I've seen the future. A basic income leads people out of 'labourism"

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1093+ words) Some of Britain’s brightest stars will take part in an evening of spoken word, movement and song at the Soutbank Centre's Letters to the Future show Actor and activist Fehinti Balogun has penned a Letter to the Future as part…...

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bigissue.com > news > housing > john-bird-message-andy-burnham

John Bird's message to Andy Burnham: You must fix rough sleeping

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (500+ words) In my pork pie hat and shades I drew comments about my appearance – something Andy Burnham is also familiar with Looking like "the lead singer in a ska revival band", John Bird delivers his thoughts on Andy Burnham's pledge in…...

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bigissue.com > news > housing > letters-andy-burnham-rough-sleeping

'Andy Burnham must not repeat past mistakes on homelessness"

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (474+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. A Big Issue reader remembers the causes of homelessness taking hold in the UK Andy Burnham prepares for his first PMQs. Image:…...

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bigissue.com > news > housing > conservatives-defence-spending-housing-benefit-lha

Will cutting housing benefit to pay for defence spending work?

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (942+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. Kemi Badenoch has announced plans to raise £10bn a year in defence spending paid for welfare cuts. Experts warn it will mean a…...

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bigissue.com > vendors > big-issue-vendor-robin-price-co-op-pembrokeshire

Big Issue vendor Robin Price: 'Without this job, I'd be dead"

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (225+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. Robin gets on so well with his customers that he even offers a home delivery service to some of them I’ve been…...

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bigissue.com > life > money > a-future-without-worry-for-generations-to-come-advertorial

A future without worry, for generations to come

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (912+ words) When crisis hit Gary’s family, Turn2us was there to help them find their feet. The charity is working to ensure nobody is held back by financial insecurity – supporting people through hardship today while working towards a fairer, more secure future for…...

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bigissue.com > behind-the-scenes > inside-the-big-issue-the-art-of-protest

Inside the Big Issue: The art of protest

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (350+ words) Creative studio Grow Up is helping us celebrate our 35th birthday with a major new exhibition exploring the big issues facing modern society. The project will see artworks postered around London, before being showcased in an exhibition at Laundry Studios in…...

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bigissue.com > news > social-justice > food-bank-free-britain

Should food banks exist? We want a Food Bank Free Britain

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (622+ words) 'If we need to wait until not a single person is at risk of hunger before we start to close food banks, we’re going to be waiting a long time' The Alliance for Dignified Food Support is campaigning for a…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > alzheimers-research-dementia-cure-funding

A cure for dementia could be possible – but we need funds

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Over the last couple of decades, there have been huge revolutions in the technology available for us to study dementia - is a cure possible? Professor Katie Lunnon. Image: Alzheimer's Research UK Professor Katie Lunnon wants to know, if we have…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > ive-been-axe-throwing-and-tractor-riding-since-being-diagnosed-with-alzheimers

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding with Alzheimer's’

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (845+ words) Ronnie Dean is a 58-year-old based in Clwyd Wales. After finding out at 49 that she had young-onset dementia, Ronnie is on a mission to change the way diagnosis is given Ronnie Dean and her son Will. Image: Supplied I was…...