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Colonialism

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why

Far from 'strangers', new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action's Tim Naor Hilton
Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all
Film

Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Books

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'
Film

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?
John Bird

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Globe map of the world
reading list

Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean
Children dressed up to play jab-jab in Trinidad
first person

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
An Impossible Return: a Novel by Caroline Laurent is set in the Chagos Islands
exile

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

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