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Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
John Bird

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril
Diseases

We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Books

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Books

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Children survey the ruins in Khuzaa, Gaza, in 2015.
Lynn Perry

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex

Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance
Sam Delaney

Keir Starmer might not have 'rizz' – but maybe we should give him a chance

What really happens in China's so-called 're-education' camps: 'There was suffering and violence'
China

What really happens in China's so-called 're-education' camps: 'There was suffering and violence'

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Books

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
The Middle East

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Film

Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'
TV

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Letter To My Younger Self

Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Vikki Brownridge

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship
Professor Sarah Mills

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship