Sophia Alexandra Hall

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Sophia Alexandra Hall

Don’t miss this special offer - 12 issues for just £12! Art British artist Stuart Semple is delivering £30,000 of art materials to 50 schools across London with social mobility education charity Debate Mate Stuart Semple is surrounded by boxes. Towering stacks of them – packed with powder paints, glue sticks, drawing pencils, and even chocolate, tea and biscuits. “It looks like chaos at the moment,” he says, laughing.

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Sophia Alexandra Hall

News The NAO robot is just two feet tall, but this little droid is teaching researchers big things about movement, rhythm and connection A small humanoid robot is helping researchers explore how autistic and non-autistic children build connections through movement, rhythm, and timing – a phenomenon known as social synchrony. The project is part of a PhD by Carly McGregor, 26, at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology.

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Sophia Alexandra Hall

After a Reform councillor described children in care as 'evil', Sophia Alexandra Hall explains why this comment isn’t shocking – it’s part of a deeper systemic failure Imagine reading that a politician thinks your community is evil. That’s what it felt like when I saw the headline, “Councillor says some children in care are ‘evil’” 10 minutes after waking up this morning.

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Sophia Alexandra Hall

Sponsored by Wales and West Housing The Welsh basic income pilot for care leavers has come to an end, but its effects have been profound In 2022, Wales launched the UK’s first basic income pilot for care leavers – an ambitious experiment offering more than 600 young people £1,600 a month (£1,290 after tax), with no conditions attached.

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Sophia Alexandra Hall

Life Professor Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse when she grew up. We didn’t realise half the internet had similar plans It started with a simple question about childhood: Have you achieved your biggest dream? In Big Issue’s Big Questions, Alice Roberts had a surprising answer – a horse. The comment, tucked in among thoughtful reflections on her favourite childhood TV show, the defining events of her youth, and her current ‘big issue’, was disarming in its honesty. And it resonated.