From the magazine
My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer

My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer
From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025
The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’
Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me
We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that

We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that
Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres
EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’
In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy

Why it’s time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’



