Guest Columnist, Author at Big Issue

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Christmas

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing

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Rough sleeping

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time

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Carolyne Willow

‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

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Christmas

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table

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TV

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show’s devastating Christmas finale: ‘As with life, you’ve got to move on’

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Letter to my younger self

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey

2023 was very, very tough for disabled people – but we can’t let the Tories win

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Alicia Walker

Storm Pia: ‘Danger to life’ weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people

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Books

Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue

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Warm banks

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: ‘The tea helps a lot’

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Food banks

There’s a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas

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Housing