Guest Columnist, Author at Big Issue

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Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’

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Immigration

2024 is a chance to reject politicians’ migrant blame game at the ballot box

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Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

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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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