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1 week ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Everyone with epilepsy does deserve to be heard, to be seen, to be valued, writes Epilepsy Action CEO Rebekah Smith by: Rebekah Smith Imagine having a secret that could put your life at risk but also being afraid to tell anyone for fear of being mocked, disbelieved – or even shunned? It shouldn’t be the case that we’re still having to talk about this in 2025.
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1 week ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Social Justice Hundreds of thousands of people currently claiming PIP will have their benefits cut by £4,500 a year each on average by: Chaminda Jayanetti The government has admitted it expects 70,000 more people to lose disability benefits under its planned cuts than previously disclosed.
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3 weeks ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Social Justice Campaigners say the shocking scale of the impact that the government's benefit cuts will have on unpaid carers is become clearer by the day by: Chaminda Jayanetti Tens of thousands of disabled households could face a “triple hit” of benefit cuts from Labour’s Green Paper due to their impact on carer’s allowance.
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3 weeks ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Far from 'strangers', new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action's Tim Naor Hilton by: Tim Naor Hilton Behind the headlines on the government’s latest immigration statistics published last month is a figure that defies the prime minister’s shameful “Island of Strangers” speech.
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3 weeks ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Labour is squandering its opportunity to restore fairness and rebuild credibility in the UK asylum system, says Just Fair and the Human Rights Watch by: Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek The UK government has recently unveiled a new immigration white paper, and the prime minister has signalled a tougher stance on migration – but missing from both is a commitment to the basic rights and dignity of people seeking asylum.
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3 weeks ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
The UK has the science, history and global influence to protect the children who've never received a routine vaccination, says Global Citizen's Michael Sheldrick by: Michael Sheldrick Last week, the Palace of Westminster and Tower Bridge lit up with a message no one could ignore: Prime minister – renew funding for global childhood immunisations now.
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1 month ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Uncategorised The MAZI Project is a small, Bristol-based working to end hunger for young people. Founder Melanie Vaxevanakis writes from the coalface of food poverty by: Melanie Vaxevanakis World Hunger Day is always a reflective time for me – a chance to pause and consider what hunger really looks like here in the UK, and what it means for the young people we support at The MAZI Project. We are a Bristol-based charity with a mission to eliminate food poverty for 16- 25-year-olds.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Ryan John Butcher
Podcaster, screenwriter, queer lifestyle writer and loud, proud lesbian Jennifer Lynae Lee has been getting off to male gay porn since her teenage years – and she’s convinced other lesbians do the same for a number of very important reasons. For PinkNews, she explains why. I hold my breath. I listen with my left ear pressed to my bedroom door as my parents leave the kitchen and walk down the hall to their room, their footsteps falling further and further away.
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1 month ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Social Justice Labour's disability benefit cuts will impact an estimated 800,000 people, of whom half will lose their PIP entirely by: Chaminda Jayanetti More than half of disabled people with daily living needs in parts of England and Wales could lose their benefits under the government’s welfare cuts, the Big Issue can reveal.
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1 month ago | 
bigissue.com | Ryan John Butcher
Turn2Us is publishing two guides to help politicians and journalists improve how they talk about the benefits system and social security by: Lucy Bannister “It makes you feel worthless.” At Turn2us, we work closely with people facing financial insecurity, and that’s what they’re telling us about the way politicians and the media talk about our social security system.
