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Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
‘I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution’: Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador

‘I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution’: Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador
Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’
Bernie Sanders: ‘Real fundamental change never comes easily’

Bernie Sanders: ‘Real fundamental change never comes easily’
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue
Sharper director Benjamin Caron: ‘Money basically equals success in New York’

Sharper director Benjamin Caron: ‘Money basically equals success in New York’
Oscar-nominated Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is ‘a charming, magic trick of a movie’

Oscar-nominated Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is ‘a charming, magic trick of a movie’
Travis Alabanza: ‘If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think’

Travis Alabanza: ‘If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think’
Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
