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The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!
This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
