Guest Columnist, Author at Big Issue

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James Jones

Banks may not be interested in people experiencing poverty – but we are

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Greta Chambers-McMillan

I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature

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Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

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Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

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Education

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

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Activism

A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’

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Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

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Books

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery

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Books

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories

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Foster care

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

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Science

Penguins and football matches on ice: Life onboard ‘Boaty McBoatface’ ship RSS David Attenborough

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Letters