Interview

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
PM For The PM

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’

The podcaster and author has some big ideas about running the nation if he were prime minister for an afternoon

Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’
Letter To My Younger Self

Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’

From teenage music dreams to
TV fame, Hairy Biker Si King has had a wild ride. In his Letter To My Younger Self, he remembers late co-star Dave Myers

Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Dementia

Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’

Last month, a special edition of Big Issue gave a platform to people with dementia to talk about life beyond diagnosis. The power of music to connect with people and memories featured prominently. Now Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson joins the chorus and shares his own playlist

How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
Homelessness

How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
TV

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Advertisement
The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: ‘A world so sharply divided is going to be angry’
Film

The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: ‘A world so sharply divided is going to be angry’

KSI: ‘People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have’
Community

KSI: ‘People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have’

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
PM For The PM

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’
Letter To My Younger Self

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’

Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: ‘I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people’
Music

Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: ‘I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people’

Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Education

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Big Issue 35

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
Letter To My Younger Self

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
our vendors

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
Rehabilitation

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
Dementia

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Music

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’

Advertisement
David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
Dementia

David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’

Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution
Politics

Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution

Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Music

Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’

Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’
PM for the PM

Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’