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Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
Pope Francis

Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview

Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here’s how
Polly Stepan

Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here’s how

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
John Bird

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
Big Questions

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Books

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Tamara Ullyart

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

Why everyone should have a favourite tree
Paul McNamee

Why everyone should have a favourite tree

Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Letter to My Younger Self

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
Books

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
Music

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Climate activism

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
Theatre

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
Robin Ince

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
John Bird

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Books

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Books

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
Press Release

10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
Letters

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems