From the magazine
The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
Inside the Big Issue: Cynthia Erivo is expecting to fly

Inside the Big Issue: Cynthia Erivo is expecting to fly
Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’
Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change
Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we’re back in 1995

Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we’re back in 1995
‘Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform’: Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage

