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Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is the first Editor to manage The Big Issue across all national and regional editions as well as online. A regular media commentator, Paul has been named Editor of the Year three times by PPA Scotland, and was named British Editor of The Year in 2013 and 2016 by the BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors).
We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact
Paul McNamee

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 
Paul McNamee

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income
Paul McNamee

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income

Brits are the happiest they’ve been in a year. Here’s why
Paul McNamee

Brits are the happiest they’ve been in a year. Here’s why

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human
Paul McNamee

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human

Euro 2024: Roy Keane on screen is more watchable than the football
Paul McNamee

Euro 2024: Roy Keane on screen is more watchable than the football

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day
Paul McNamee

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day

Why Kylian Mbappé has a nose for change
Paul McNamee

Why Kylian Mbappé has a nose for change

Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities
Learning disability week 2024

Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
Paul McNamee

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
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‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Paul McNamee

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote