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‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’

‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’
Get your entries in for The Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Get your entries in for The Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Nathan Filer’s podcast Why Do I Feel is a series of beautifully told stories

Nathan Filer’s podcast Why Do I Feel is a series of beautifully told stories
How Ridley Road joins the dots between a housing crisis and the rise of the far right

How Ridley Road joins the dots between a housing crisis and the rise of the far right
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch

Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new

The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul’s

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul’s
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover
It’s been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?

It’s been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’

Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’
The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund – that’s what levelling up really looks like

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund – that’s what levelling up really looks like
Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez

Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
Exclusive: David Lloyd’s unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask

Exclusive: David Lloyd’s unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’

Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’
Author Tash Aw: ‘So many of us have multiple identities’

Author Tash Aw: ‘So many of us have multiple identities’
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie

Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Let’s turn up the heat on global leaders to divest from fossil fuels
