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From DWP disability benefit cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
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From DWP disability benefit cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare

The new Disney+ series of The Full Monty is heartwarming, funny and an indictment of a welfare system stripped of compassion, care and cash

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
protest music

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’

Cult favourites The Tiger Lillies will be the first western act to play Ukraine since the Russian invasion. “I’m standing up against the horrible bullies, standing up against gangsters,” says singer Martyn Jacques.

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

For his new graphic novel, Doctor Who and Elemental writer Paul Cornell was inspired by the incredible true story of the witch who fought the Nazis during the darkest hours of World War II.

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
racism

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
Politics

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+

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The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
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The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
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Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall
Film

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows
Interview

The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows

Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
news

Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice
Sexism

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?

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Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue’s writers
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Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue’s writers

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw
Nature

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw

Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’
Exclusive interview

Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’