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Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
DJ Próvaí of Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap wrote a poem for Big Issue’s 10Foot Takeover: In Honour of Barney and the Robin
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Top Stories
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Letter To My Younger Self
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’
Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
TV
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’
Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’
Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’
Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’
Books
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Interviews
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
The comedian, author and broadcaster was a very angry young man, and punk was the perfect outlet
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Film
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars
From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
Music
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
Art
Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Theatre
The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Radio
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’
