Working class
The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
Filmmakers from working-class backgrounds explain to The Big Issue why it’s so difficult to make it big in the film industry – even as the Academy and BAFTAs celebrates diversity
It’s self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is
It’s self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is
Class is one of the last bastions of power over the daily running of our lives… and it continues to be a hot potato
John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings
John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings
At 45, John Bird started The Big Issue. As he turns 78 he celebrates our ongoing work
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’
Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’
Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’
Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’
Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’
Stopgap politics won’t cut it. We need proper forward planning
Stopgap politics won’t cut it. We need proper forward planning
Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’
Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
Bullseye was more than just speedboats – it was a record of the working-class being left behind