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Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis

Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis
Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’

Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’
‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine
Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’

Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’
Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed

Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed
Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people

Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people
Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more
‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
Top 5 books about trauma recovery, chosen by Lech Blaine

Top 5 books about trauma recovery, chosen by Lech Blaine
Sleeping rough, visits from Princess Diana and an amazing love story: The life of a Chelsea Big Issue seller
