Issue 1011

 
The rickety old wooden track of Meadowbank Velodrome is where Sir Chris Hoy et al started out. See this unique sporting venue in all its glory...

Also in this week's Big Issue…

The cultural and personal importance of failure...

Aurora shootings: do the content of movies and books bear any responsibility...?

Brendan O’Neill on when the taxman became such a haloed public figure...

John Bird salutes the Post Office...

Plus, 'too beautiful' journalist Samantha Brick, pin-up architect George Clarke, children's author Judith Kerr, the week's cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, and much more!