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Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Lucy Sweet

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Kate Pickett

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont
Books

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 
Europe

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Paul McNamee

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?
Roman Empire

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
Environment

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries

White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world’s first Museum of Homelessness
Homelessness

White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world’s first Museum of Homelessness

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’
TV

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience
Books

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
Sam Delaney

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
Books

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Film

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars

Inside the Big Issue: The Museum of Homelessness
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The Museum of Homelessness

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Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’

From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD
Robin Ince

From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
Catherine Swire

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss

Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke
Books

Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke