Will androids be looking after us when we’re old? A special investigation into the future of care
Issue 1039
The Big Issue investigates the technology companies investing huge amounts into ‘care-bot’ prototypes, and speaks to veteran actor Frank Langella, starring in a forthcoming film centred around this premise…
Also in this week’s Big Issue…
Horses in Britain are entering into the foodchain but where are they all coming from? Is there a link with the economic times?
Breakfast show DJ Christian O’Connell talks about the support of his wife in Letter to My Younger Self
Paul Flynn on why his book, How To Be An MP, is the most borrowed book from the Westminster library
Paul Daniels on his impatience with learner magicians
In Wales, Stereophonics mainman Kelly Jones on growing to love rugby
John Bird considers the problems with the government’s Back to Work scheme
Plus, Brendan O’Neill on society’s “anti-elderly prejudices”, the brilliance of French TV show Spiral, the week’s cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions, and much more!