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In Pursuit of Glory – GB Cycling’s Circuit of Dreams

Issue 1011

In Pursuit of Glory – GB Cycling’s Circuit of Dreams

The rickety old wooden track of Meadowbank Velodrome is where Sir Chris Hoy et al started out. See this unique sporting venue in all its glory…

Also in this week’s Big Issue:

The cultural and personal importance of failure

Aurora shootings: do the content of movies and books bear any responsibility?

Brendan O’Neill on when the taxman became such a haloed public figure

John Bird salutes the Post Office

Plus, ‘too beautiful’ journalist Samantha Brick, pin-up architect George Clarke, children’s author Judith Kerr, the week’s cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, and much more!