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Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time
Sam Delaney

Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact
Paul McNamee

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration
Sunder Katwala

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
Books

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

I had no idea that overcrowding was a form of homelessness – I had no idea I was homeless
Homelessness

I had no idea that overcrowding was a form of homelessness – I had no idea I was homeless

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 
John Bird

No more sticking plasters when it comes to ending poverty 

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’

Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 
Paul McNamee

If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate 

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
Comedy

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves
Transport

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Letter to my Younger Self

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’

Sea, a paddle and an ice cream on the prom: Celebrating the golden age of the great British seaside
British summer

Sea, a paddle and an ice cream on the prom: Celebrating the golden age of the great British seaside

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel  
Books

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel  

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
Refugees

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals
Robin Ince

One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals

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How classical music is taking cues from pop’s taste for retro
Music

How classical music is taking cues from pop’s taste for retro

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines
Homelessness

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together
TV

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together

Why bikes and social justice often run into each other
John Bird

Why bikes and social justice often run into each other