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All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
Books

All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
Books

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
Letters

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?

“Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?” Paul Weller on politics in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

“Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?” Paul Weller on politics in Big Issue exclusive

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Politics

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Film

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Lucy Sweet

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Kate Pickett

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont
Books

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 
Europe

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Paul McNamee

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?
Roman Empire

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?

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White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world’s first Museum of Homelessness
Homelessness

White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world’s first Museum of Homelessness

Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants
TV

Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’
TV

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience
Books

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience