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Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal

‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’

Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me

I was walking my cockapoo when I saw a man taking a s**t in our street. This is what it taught me
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’

The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt

Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz

‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
How Mexico’s women hijacked Día de los Muertos to remember the missing and the murdered

How Mexico’s women hijacked Día de los Muertos to remember the missing and the murdered
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope

Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
