From the magazine
It’s time to honour Fife’s political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start

It’s time to honour Fife’s political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start
How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis

How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat
Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?
Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’
Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’

Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’
Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?

Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?
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
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


