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When Alex met Wilko…

Issue 1040

When Alex met Wilko…

In a remarkable interview, Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson talks to Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos about embracing life after being diagnosed with cancer…

Also in this week’s Big Issue…

The editor of Shedia, Greece’s first ever Greek street paper, details the turbulent world into which his paper appears this week

Clare Balding talks shoplifting (!), laxatives and fighting cancer in Letter To My Younger Self

John Bird considers the mental well-being of the employed

Plus… the ground zero for China’s global cyber attacks… England women’s rugby team captain… former soap star Marc Silcock talks national service… win an iPad Mini… the week’s cultural highlights in your area… Street Lights… and much more!