Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
The TV doctor was a shy and strait-laced kid with a secret inner life. When the chance came for a creative outlet he didn’t look back
Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
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Roger McGough: ‘Poetry is within all of us’
Roger McGough: ‘Poetry is within all of us’
A Poet In Every Port: The project bringing poetry to the UK’s coasts
A Poet In Every Port: The project bringing poetry to the UK’s coasts
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The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Advice
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
I’m an artist who used to be homeless. Here are five things I wish I’d known before I started
I’m an artist who used to be homeless. Here are five things I wish I’d known before I started
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
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Arran Martakies, Park Place, Cardiff: ‘If I didn’t have Big Issue I’d probably be dead’
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Hamish Scott, Vision Express/Boots, Abergavenny: ‘I was homeless. I’d sleep on the bus to Ilford’
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Ahmed Hashi, Waterstones, The Hayes, Cardiff: ‘Once I put my Big Issue tabard on I’m in work mode’
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Rodica-Felicia ‘Maria’ Stoica, M&S, West Bridgford, Nottingham: ‘I am looking for a place but it’s very hard’
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‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Opinion
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?
Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?
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Roger McGough: ‘Poetry is within all of us’
Roger McGough: ‘Poetry is within all of us’
One of the nation’s most beloved poets, Roger McGough is now fronting a project taking a mobile poetry library to coastal towns across the UK
A Poet In Every Port: The project bringing poetry to the UK’s coasts
A Poet In Every Port: The project bringing poetry to the UK’s coasts
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Letter To My Younger Self
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
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‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
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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
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
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Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
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