First person

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LGBTQ+

‘It was not just a gay bar, it was our refuge’: Why queer spaces are vital

When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’
post-communism

When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’

Slash, hobbits and walrus vomit at Wētā Workshop
special effects

Slash, hobbits and walrus vomit at Wētā Workshop

The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale
history

The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
John Junior

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester

It’s time the government stepped up to help disabled people in the cost of living crisis
Disability rights

It’s time the government stepped up to help disabled people in the cost of living crisis

We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain
festive film

We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Ambulance strikes

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual

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on tour

Independent bookshop people are the best people

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
letter from Sigma IX

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
Opinion

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability
from the author

David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life

Our Daily Bread: Father Alex Frost says it’s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty
poverty

Our Daily Bread: Father Alex Frost says it’s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’
Books

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’

Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox
Travel

Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox

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Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Immigration

Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration

Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease –  but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever
Addiction

Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease –  but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever

‘Enough is enough’: Why workers and campaigners are protesting around the country
Cost of Living Crisis

‘Enough is enough’: Why workers and campaigners are protesting around the country

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food’
Food banks

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food’