Dr Who’s Karen Gillan talks about tears, departures and Chopin…

Also in this week’s Big Issue…

Cult chef Fergus Henderson on the economic benefits and gastronomic pleasures of eating the whole of a pig…

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, our US election correspondent, sends his first report…

Samira Ahmed on the ‘bland bombs’ and bore tactics of our political masters…

Edwina Currie discusses John Major in Letter to My Younger Self…

Plus, American physicist James Kakalios, rising comics Tim & Eric, the week’s cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions, and much more!