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News

August 22, 2017
Councils announce more cuts to library services
News
By Adam Forrest
August 22, 2017
Big Issue turns up the volume for community radio
News
By Adam Forrest
August 21, 2017
Homeless families given emergency accommodation at Pontins holiday camp
News
By Liam Geraghty
August 21, 2017
After Grenfell: The man with nothing who gave everything
News
By Editorial
August 21, 2017
Bristol residents plan their own community housing project
News
By Adam Forrest
August 21, 2017
VIDEO: Big Issue vendors and Southampton FC star on Match of the Day
News
By Liam Geraghty
August 18, 2017
Women leading the way in social enterprise
News
By Dionne Kennedy
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Culture

August 17, 2017
Silenced Voices: New exhibition highlights political prisoners in Syria
News
By Editorial
August 17, 2017
Ever wondered what Jane Austen would be like on Twitter?
Culture
By Liam Geraghty
August 17, 2017
Kesha's new album Rainbow is a victory in itself amid a bitter legal conflict
Music
By Malcolm Jack
August 17, 2017
Spanish TV sport Castell makes the Premier League look like a garden party
TV
By Lucy Sweet
August 17, 2017
Amat Escalante's The Untamed – strange pleasures from out of this world
Film
By Edward Lawrenson
August 17, 2017
Edinburgh festival 2017: Big Issue vendors review Cardboard Citizens' Cathy
Culture
By Editorial
August 14, 2017
Book review: Omar Robert Hamilton, The City Always Wins
Books
By Jane Graham
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Opinion

August 21, 2017
John Bird: Piet Mondrian – one man can't change everything all by himself
Opinion
By John Bird
August 21, 2017
Who is Mr Benn?
Opinion
By Vicky Carroll
August 17, 2017
KISS FM's Pandora: Success isn't defined by school and A-levels. I'm proof!
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
August 15, 2017
Monica Lennon: How I'll make period poverty history
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
August 14, 2017
Paul McNamee: We have to look to the past to shape the future
Opinion
By Paul McNamee
August 8, 2017
How to stay in touch with pen pals | Paul English
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
August 7, 2017
John Bird: The Trump story shows that moral outrage can backfire
John Bird
By John Bird
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Interviews

August 21, 2017
Mr Benn at 50: The magic and morality of an everyman
Interviews
By Steven MacKenzie
August 15, 2017
Chris Patten: “Conservative Party being undermined by English nationalism"
Letter To My Younger Self
By Adrian Lobb
August 11, 2017
I was an addict, now I'm helping others: How Saints Foundation saved my life
Interviews
By Liam Geraghty
August 11, 2017
Displaced: Game of Thrones actor shines spotlight on homelessness
Interviews
By Editorial
August 10, 2017
Randy Newman: "America is taking backwards steps"
Letter To My Younger Self
By Adrian Lobb
August 10, 2017
Lawrie McMenemy: "Never forget where you came from"
Interviews
By Adrian Lobb
August 10, 2017
Shaun Ryder: "Tony Wilson made history"
Interviews
By Malcolm Jack
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