Who do you trust?

It’s a brand-new look for Big Issue this week! For the first edition of our big relaunch, we’re examining issues around trust. Why have we lost trust in our politicians, public figures and institutions? How does it impact us? How can we get it back? And, as famous faces prepare to lie to each other on a new series of Celebrity Traitors, we pitted the contestants against politicians and asked the public who is more trustworthy. (Spoiler: Brits trust Alan Carr more than they do Nigel Farage.)

Also inside

• The amazing charity that’s transforming the bedrooms of children living in poverty, giving them somewhere to be proud of, and a space where they can feel safe
• Australian instrumentalist and legendary Bad Seed Warren Ellis talks about his anxious childhood, the joy of collaboration and the solace he has found in animal rescue, in his Letter To My Younger Self
• Two Big Issue journalists ran away to join the circus – for a day. Aside from teaching them new tricks, it also taught them a few things about themselves
• John Davidson’s young life was blighted by Tourette’s. Then a film crew made a documentary about him, and everything changed
• Novelty records tend to get a bad rap. But Adam Buxton is here to prove that there’s room for comedy in music
• And, after a leg injury kept him off his pitch for three months, Exeter vendor Alfie Brew wants all his customers to know he’s back in business

Plus much more!

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