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Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite
General Election 2024

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite

No, it isn’t middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election
Kasmira Kincaid

No, it isn’t middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day
Jane Frost

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it
John Bird

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping

Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface

Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
Music

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Books

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!

Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’
Books

Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
Letter To My Younger Self

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag
Mark Anthony

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke
Books

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day
Paul McNamee

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day

Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
Film

Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too

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Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’
Music

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’

Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’
TV

Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
Books

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
Books

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream