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I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
Turning 80, I am more fired up than ever to stay in the fight to eradicate poverty
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026
How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?
Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?
How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
