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Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America

The US president may find himself hoisted by his own petard in trying to punish the world for not putting America first
'It's devastating': UK's biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Workplace inclusion

'It's devastating': UK's biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Books

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Books

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work
Head of Big Issue Recruit Operations Stuart Greenway, Big Issue Recruit candidate Kane and Big Issue Recruit job coach Shak Dean stand outside Big Issue Group's head office in Finsbury Park, London.
Big Issue Recruit

How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why
Paul McNamee

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
Letter to my Younger Self

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Books

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
UK riots

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
Mike Rayment

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Community

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
Robin Ince

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Books

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Books

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
Letters

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
Changemakers

'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured

The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
Paul McNamee

The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy

Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission

Overtourism: How to be a responsible tourist
Sustainable travel

Overtourism: How to be a responsible tourist