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Actor Ashley Walters: ‘There’s no way you cannot be political as a young black man in London’

Actor Ashley Walters: ‘There’s no way you cannot be political as a young black man in London’
He had the acting bug even before he was Asher D. Then he made peace with his dad, built a solid career on screen, and has now directed his first full-length feature film
This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce: ‘Just to be linked with James Bond is great’

This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce: ‘Just to be linked with James Bond is great’
James Nelson-Joyce returns in hit BBC One series This City Is Ours. He praises the inspirational Stephen Graham and talks about being in the running for Bond.
Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment

Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment
Mat Fraser writes exclusively for the Big Issue about Channel 4 documentary The Experiment, a “carefully constructed social experiment which seeks to discover if the British public can be persuaded by ideas drawn from Nazi ideology”
Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’

Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’
Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’

Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’
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’
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
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’
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’
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’
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
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’

