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Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'
My Big Year

Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'

Fashion and lifestyle influencer Jim Chapman has his work cut out with DIY but is feeling all the gratitude
Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'
My Big Year

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 
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Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
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Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025

Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: 'Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet'
My Big Year

Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: 'Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'
My Big Year

Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'
My Big Year

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'

'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025
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'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'
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Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'

Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: 'We all need to fight apathy'
My Big Year

Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: 'We all need to fight apathy'

The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'
My Big Year

The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'

Sara Cox: 'There's so much good in the world'
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Sara Cox: 'There's so much good in the world'

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 
My Big Year

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 

From aubergines to data centres: Here's what's going to happen in 2026
Paul McNamee

From aubergines to data centres: Here's what's going to happen in 2026

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
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Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie

Voice of Jet2 meme Zoë Lister: 'All the immigration rhetoric has got to a crisis point'
My Big Year

Voice of Jet2 meme Zoë Lister: 'All the immigration rhetoric has got to a crisis point'

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
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Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'

Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'
Sarah Mullally

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'

How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
Christmas

How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here's why
Christmas

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here's why

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040
Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
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Post Office

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'
My Big Year

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'