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Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Withheld deposits, bold-as-brass rats and rent hikes – a new play brings the realities of Generation Rent to the stage
A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Review

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Fiction

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures

Letters: 'Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa'
Letters

Letters: 'Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Inside the Big Issue: Mumford & Sons come out fighting
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Mumford & Sons come out fighting

Mumford & Sons: 'I’m thrilled our music is being used for anti-ICE protest videos’
Interview

Mumford & Sons: 'I’m thrilled our music is being used for anti-ICE protest videos’

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 
Books

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'

At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy
Robin Ince

At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy

Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward
Fiction

Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward

10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains
Music

10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains

Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is 'a magnifying glass on masculinity’
David Jonsson as Taylor and Tom Blyth as Dee in Wasteman
Film

Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is 'a magnifying glass on masculinity’

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it
Team GB Winter Olympics stars Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston
Lucy Sweet

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on
Art

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes
winston churchill
John Bird

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Review

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
Review

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn't enough to stop it
Laura McCarthy

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn't enough to stop it

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport