Inside the Big Issue: Our Earth Day special!

It’s our Earth day special!

And it’s jam-packed. This week, Big Issue deputy editor Liam Geraghty writes about recently putting down roots to buy a new home with a garden. It’s underlined how the housing crisis has turned access to green space into a privilege.

In another feature, we look into the growing phenomenon of #gardentok.

One of Britain’s most popular creators is Gerald Stratford, a 77-year-old based in the Cotswolds who has found notoriety – and a community of over half a million followers – by sharing top tips. His TikTok bio explains his speciality best: “I’m heavy into big veg.” He boasts to Big Issue: “I’ve had carrots a metre long, parsnips one and a half metres, a cabbage up to 80 pounds and a marrow over 100 pounds.”

And the county of Cornwall sits on one of Europe’s largest lithium deposits. Big Issue met the people trying to extract it. Buy a copy of the magazine to read more!

Flooding dangers when you’re disabled

Disability transforms calculations around flood “resilience” entirely. We talk to Kamran Mallick, who was stuck in flood water up to his neck.

Ann Dowd on how The Handmaid’s Tale changed everything

Grief shaped her early years and auditions terrified her. But now, the award-winning actor’s career has reached new levels, playing nobody’s favourite aunt.

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: ‘Cracking the code of what it feels like to be human’

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West have starred in some of the biggest TV shows of the last decade. Together, they bring their talents to Channel 4’s Big Mood, a comedy-drama back for its second season.

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