Give ’em hope! Back on Civvy Street – Special Report

Also in this week’s Big Issue

The Commonwealth soldiers who serve in the British army but aren’t allowed to live in Britain

The Royal Engineers Camouflage Unit, the group of artists, sculptors and designers who helped win the battle at El Alamein

Twilight – the stars talk about life inside the vampire-shaped goldfish bowl

The lost art of the insult

Ian Rankin in Letter to My Younger Self

John Bird salutes adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve

Plus, Rachel Johnson, British Antarctic scientist Kirk Watson, Status Quo titan Rick Parfitt, the week’s cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions, and much more!