From the magazine

Austerity is more expensive than investment in public services. It's basic maths
Chaminda Jayanetti

Austerity is more expensive than investment in public services. It's basic maths

For decades, successive governments have unveiled wave after wave of 'crackdowns' on benefit claimants. Whatever the aim of it all was, if it hasn’t been achieved by now it never will
Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: 'With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best'
Exclusive

Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: 'With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best'

Inside the Big Issue: Living legend Eric Cantona
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Living legend Eric Cantona

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: 'The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality'
Letter To My Younger Self

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: 'The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality'

Robot Dreams director Pablo Berger on grief, loss and the Oscars underdog winning hearts everywhere
Film

Robot Dreams director Pablo Berger on grief, loss and the Oscars underdog winning hearts everywhere

The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé review – behind the scenes of a musical comedy classic
Books

The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé review – behind the scenes of a musical comedy classic

Lady Macbeth's dress, experimental poetry and a midnight train to Watford – all in a day's work
Robin Ince with Book illustrator Marcia and his friend Kate
Robin Ince

Lady Macbeth's dress, experimental poetry and a midnight train to Watford – all in a day's work

There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Finance

There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you

Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae
Books

Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae

Pulp's This Is Hardcore (33 1/3) by Jane Savidge review – warmth, candour and insight
Books

Pulp's This Is Hardcore (33 1/3) by Jane Savidge review – warmth, candour and insight

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Handel’s bedroom in Brook Street, London
Music

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

No, the Cold War hasn't ended. It may have only just begun
Brian Knappenberger

No, the Cold War hasn't ended. It may have only just begun

Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Film

Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies

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 New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'
Cate Blanchett and Aswan Reid in The New Boy
Film

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'

'We're all changing the world': How B Corps are turning competition into collaboration
The Sustainable Drinks Cabinet event 2023
B Corps

'We're all changing the world': How B Corps are turning competition into collaboration

Police failings over Sarah Everard's killer shows how we're still failing survivors of sexual offences
Verity Nevitt

Police failings over Sarah Everard's killer shows how we're still failing survivors of sexual offences

Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for 'hole'?
Language

Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for 'hole'?

From B to Z: Here's your essential guide to B Corps in the UK
B Corp

From B to Z: Here's your essential guide to B Corps in the UK

Social impact investing could be the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis
Lee Big Society Capital social impact investing
Big Issue Invest

Social impact investing could be the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
Fiction

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life

'You're being ripped off!': Behind the insidious rise of greenwashing – and how to fight back
Greenwashing image fro B Corp piece
B Corp

'You're being ripped off!': Behind the insidious rise of greenwashing – and how to fight back

It's self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is 
John Bird

It's self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is 

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy

Kool & the Gang's Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Letter to my younger self

Kool & the Gang's Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage