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Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is the first Editor to manage The Big Issue across all national and regional editions as well as online. A regular media commentator, Paul has been named Editor of the Year three times by PPA Scotland, and was named British Editor of The Year in 2013 and 2016 by the BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors).
Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature
Paul McNamee

Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature

A quarter of a million renters risk losing their homes – they need help, not judgement
Paul McNamee

A quarter of a million renters risk losing their homes – they need help, not judgement

COP26 is over but the fight for survival is only getting started
Paul McNamee

COP26 is over but the fight for survival is only getting started

How MPs’ work ethic can really help deal with our labour shortage
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is a shortage of more than 100,000 HGV drivers. Image: Peter O'Connor / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Paul McNamee

How MPs’ work ethic can really help deal with our labour shortage

We need to plan for a green future or we risk being exposed
Paul McNamee

We need to plan for a green future or we risk being exposed

The COP26 climate summit must not be a cop-out
Paul McNamee

The COP26 climate summit must not be a cop-out

The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era
Bill Murray in the film The French Dispatch. Image: Searchlight Pictures
Paul McNamee

The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like
Boris Johnson stands at a podium with government warnings, with his head bowed
Paul McNamee

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like

We're counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is a shortage of more than 100,000 HGV drivers. Image: Peter O'Connor / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Paul McNamee

We're counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world

The Big Issue at 30: Thirty years of changes... and one thing that's stayed the same
Giant steps (l-r) Anita Roddick, John Bird, Shelter director Sheila McKechnie and Gordon Roddick launch the mag in London in 1991. Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Paul McNamee

The Big Issue at 30: Thirty years of changes... and one thing that's stayed the same

Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows
National Insurance increase has changed Dominic Cummings' mind
Paul McNamee

Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows

The Connor Brothers offer a fresh view of a better Britain
Paul McNamee

The Connor Brothers offer a fresh view of a better Britain

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