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

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
Over a decade on, the great and good are still lining up to have their likenesses immortalised on TV
Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause star Lara Ricote found catharsis in filming a comedy about a separation. She told Big Issue all about the new show
The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
The first winner of The Apprentice is hired at No 10 for an afternoon and he’s got big plans
Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’
Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’

Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’

Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’
It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’
How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’

‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’
Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today

Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’

Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’

Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’


