Columnists

Texts, tyrants and trade-offs

Paul McNamee

"The PM's way of signing off texts is dispiriting - like he's chatting on Bebo, not making hard choices"

Will government by X Factor really work?

John Bird

"These days public interest is seen to be best served by total exposure"

Joey Barton: "My head is filled with disillusion towards the state"

After his controversial exit from the game of the season, Big Issue columnist Joey Barton has revolution in mind...

Oh, the humanity

Paul McNamee

"Do we really want to think that men like Bin Laden have the same fears and frailities as the rest of us?"

How to make friends and influence people

John Bird

"It’s obvious that all of us who are media proprietors are trying to win influence by our actions"

Samira Ahmed: A light-bulb moment for us all

Samira Ahmed

When should you take a moral stand? City bankers, No 10 policy-makers, and editors of lads' mags are in the dock...

Rachel Johnson: House-proud? I’ve been chasing my tail…

Rachel Johnson

"I sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of tea and the newspaper when I heard a familiar sound. My heart froze..."

Calling Time

Paul McNamee

"It's the end of a particular culture and the shifting of an old order"

What does the mayoral punch-up say about politics?

John Bird

"The greatest guard against distortions of the record for political advantage is our vigilance"

History teaches us that nothing is unsinkable

John Bird

Like captains of ships, captains of governments and marketplaces need to be vigorously questioned

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