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Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
John Bird

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

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

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
Opinion

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
News

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’
Music

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’

Win a collection of Nick Cave artwork!
competition

Win a collection of Nick Cave artwork!

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Recommended

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Critics' choice

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year

Independent bookshop people are the best people
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

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Opinion

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more
recommended

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more

Affordable housing is in short supply – here’s what other countries are doing about it
Housing

Affordable housing is in short supply – here’s what other countries are doing about it

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Christmas covers

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
interview

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’

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Sleeping rough, visits from Princess Diana and an amazing love story: The life of a Chelsea Big Issue seller
The Big Issue

Sleeping rough, visits from Princess Diana and an amazing love story: The life of a Chelsea Big Issue seller

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins
The Silent Twins

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins

Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir
black humour

Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir

The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling
review

The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling