Merry Christmas!
Issue 1697
It’s the Big Issue’s legendary Christmas Special! There’s plenty to unwrap this week.
- A look at the biggest issues of the year – from benefits and housing to migration and politics – and how we told the story
- The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Sarah Mullally, delivers a Christmas message
- What Christmas is like for the Christian community in Gaza
- Stocking fillers for politicians suggested by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Matt Chorley
- Gordon Brown and Arabella Weir talk about how neighbours are coming together to improve communities
- Highlights of the year from The Rest is Entertainment’s Richard Osman and Marina Hyde, Rosie Jones and Tim Key
- Inside Adolescence with producer and star Hannah Walters
- One of the most heard voices of 2025 – Zoe Lister from the viral Jet2 ads
- Find out which title was crowned Big Issue’s Book of the Year
Plus much much more!
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