Culture
The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’
The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’
A new film, made by Save The Children and voiced by Patel, highlights how inequality plays out over the summer holidays
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
With new album Jenius on the way, the British music icon talks charts, flags and politics with Big Issue
Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’
Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’
Bonnie Oddie turned the story of accompanying her mother to Dignitas for an assisted death into a show at the Edinburgh Fringe
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
Shane Torres: ‘My dad was homeless. It’s sobering to see your model of a man failing completely’
Shane Torres: ‘My dad was homeless. It’s sobering to see your model of a man failing completely’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’
A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
