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Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty
It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty
How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
“Men start wars, women don’t.” Dorothea Barron, one of last surviving Wrens, speaks exclusively to Big Issue
“Men start wars, women don’t.” Dorothea Barron, one of last surviving Wrens, speaks exclusively to Big Issue
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
AI therapy surprised me. But I won’t be ditching my human therapist just yet
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’
Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
