John Bird

Our leaders' worrying lack of a grasp of history means they fail to connect the dots when it comes to crises like Trump's war on Iran, writes Big Issue founder John Bird.

It’s all right in some ways to be slapdash on a canvas. But, when it comes to politics and Donald Trump, it’s a different matter.

The expansion of AI means strategic data sources can be organised consistently so they are easier to search, compare and investigate, says John Bird.

Charles Dickens wrote novels about the selfishness and greed of businessmen. John Bird has decided to do the same.

Big Issue founding members reunited for BBC Radio 4's The Reunion with Kirsty Wark to look back on 35 years of fighting poverty.

Governments have to recognise the inheritance of poverty. Only then can their energies can be rallied to come up with ways to break it

Government ineptitude is nothing new but Starmer has not been able to address poverty crippling our schools, hospitals and justice system

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird writes for The Mirror on the number of young people out of work and education ahead of the publication of a major report by Alan Milburn

Poverty must be right in the middle of green issues as part of our fight to make the planet a better place, writes John Bird.

Nigel Farage threatens seismic, transformative changes comparable to the English Reformation of King Henry VIII and poverty is driving it.