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Paul McNamee

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

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Letters

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

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Spring cover competition

How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026

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Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30

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Lucy Sweet

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card

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Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

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Letter To My Younger Self

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’

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Books

Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’

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History

Why has Hitler taken so long to die?

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Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye’

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The Pitt star Zack Morris: ‘This show is not polite. It’s fast-paced. It’s in your face’

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Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks?

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How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?

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Society

Have dinner parties always been smug?

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Books

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

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‘Television is dead’: Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas

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