Cillian Murphy fights the system

New Netflix film Steve sees Cillian Murphy as a reform-school teacher on the edge. In an exclusive interview for Big Issue in which he’s sticking to the social realism theme, Murphy gets political, covering housing inequality and the growing problem of school exclusion – before dipping into a bit of Nineties musical nostalgia, and the weirdness of winning an Oscar.

Also inside

• Marmot Places are working to reduce inequality around the UK. The movement’s founder, Sir Michael Marmot, outlines his vision, and the eight principles behind it. We also talk to the people putting it into practice
• Hidden homelessness is an underreported crisis in the UK. Our eight-page supplement looks at the causes, the challenges, and ways to improve outcomes
• In her Letter to my Younger Self, Charlotte Church describes the tough time she had at the hands of the media, and how her activism gives her goosebumps
• New film Good Boy is a shaggy-dog story with a side helping of scary ghosts. You may have to hit the paws button
• A new biography on Paul Weller draws on more than 250 music industry heavyweights for an inside picture. Author Dan Jennings shares a preview
• And Cardiff vendor David Reeves has saved up enough money to buy DJ equipment for his next career move, just from selling magazines on his pitch

Plus much more!

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