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VE Day remembered

Issue 1665

VE Day remembered

This week’s cover star is 100-year-old Dorothea Barron who delivers a special Letter To My Younger Self. The former Wren recalls living through the war and reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the world today.

Also inside

  • The resourceful cooks keeping the Ukrainian army marching on their stomachs
  • Rutger Bregman wants high achievers to benefit humanity – and is leading by example
  • Reality TV superstar Vicky Pattison answers some Big Questions
  • The culture warriors busy banning books need to wake up to the greater dangers of the internet, writes Kirsten Miller
  • The evolving creativity of Thom Yorke
  • How OnlyFans has helped Skins actress Megan Prescott find creative freedom
  • And Edinburgh vendor Robyn says their priority is to get back into fulltime education

Plus much more!

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