Opinion
Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’

Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism
Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life
Sam Delaney: ‘I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more’

Sam Delaney: ‘I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more’
The Banshees of Inisherin is a curious tonic for these bleak times

The Banshees of Inisherin is a curious tonic for these bleak times
Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.
Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise

Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise
The desire for Scottish independence is not going away

The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
The government must measure the true cost of austerity

The government must measure the true cost of austerity
I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup

I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works

Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works
British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’
