From the magazine
It’s easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here’s some positive new year tidings
It’s easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here’s some positive new year tidings
Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
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
