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If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold
Paul McNamee

If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold

‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024
Democracy

‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
Film

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Exclusive

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
John Bird

Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians
Politics

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians

Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Books

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Music

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
Paul McNamee

Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
Books

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Books

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Film

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked

Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’
Homeless World Cup

Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’

The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film
Homeless World Cup

The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film

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Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Books

Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island

Letters: Spiralling service charge rises have turned my dream of owning a home into a nightmare
Letters

Letters: Spiralling service charge rises have turned my dream of owning a home into a nightmare

Killing in the name of conservation is tricky business. Because we can, does it mean we should?
Nature

Killing in the name of conservation is tricky business. Because we can, does it mean we should?

Big Issue Recipe Collection: This sweet and tasty Ukrainian vareniki is ‘best comfort food ever’
Big Issue Recipe Collection

Big Issue Recipe Collection: This sweet and tasty Ukrainian vareniki is ‘best comfort food ever’