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John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up
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John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions

Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a ‘stone cold movie star’
Film

Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a ‘stone cold movie star’

‘Music is an important creative outlet’: IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
Music

‘Music is an important creative outlet’: IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Euro 2024

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’

Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant
Letter to my younger self

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: ‘Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going’
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: ‘Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going’

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Theatre

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’
Politics

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
Music

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Politics

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Film

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
Environment

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries

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Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’
TV

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable’

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Film

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Politics

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’