Issue 1001

 
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Also in this week's Big Issue...

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper in conversation with her mother about how they rebuilt their lives...

A Billy Elliot-style story of a foster kid who has grown up to become a budding ballet star...

The career of cultural provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen, by those who know him...

Rachel Johnson pays tribute to playwright Michael Hastings...

Fatboy Slim talks fame and matrimony in Letter to My Younger Self...

Plus, TUC head honcho Brendan Barber, hip hop royalty Common, Russell Kane, Paul Buchanan’s debut solo album, the week's cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions and much more!