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The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Film

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’
Art

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Interview

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
Books

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Review

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Paul McNamee

Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Spring cover competition

How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026

Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Lucy Sweet

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card

Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
TV

Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Letter To My Younger Self

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Books

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Books

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 
History

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
TV

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
TV

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?
TV

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
TV

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?

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