Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’
Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’
A 5,900-year-old intergalactic space warrior from the planet Sigma IX is Nigel Farage’s biggest threat in the Clacton by-election. But what does Count Binface really stand for?
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
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‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
‘A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?’
‘A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?’
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Advice
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Planning a summer of fun? Here’s how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover
Planning a summer of fun? Here’s how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover
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Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
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Simon Denis, Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London: ‘I’d never dreamed that Big Issue could be profound’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
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‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk
Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Opinion
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’
‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’
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Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
The Scottish artist’s most ambitious exhibition has just landed in Pompeii, making him only the second artist (in modern times) to exhibit among the Roman ruins
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Letter To My Younger Self
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
The BIGGER Issue Puts Barriers to Eye Care in Focus
The BIGGER Issue Puts Barriers to Eye Care in Focus
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
‘I had an injury at work which meant I had to leave my job and claim benefits. Then debt piled up’
‘I had an injury at work which meant I had to leave my job and claim benefits. Then debt piled up’
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Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
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