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How I survived a giant crab attack
Robin Ince

How I survived a giant crab attack

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 
John Bird

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
TV

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)

Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change
Health

Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Books

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Review

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics
Adam Barnett

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics

It’s time to honour Fife's political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start
Theatre

It’s time to honour Fife's political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start

How Labour's new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
Housing

How Labour's new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis

Spain's deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat
Paul McNamee

Spain's deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?
Letters

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they're a brand
Music

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they're a brand

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
Bobby Gillespie
Letter To My Younger Self

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here's how to cure it
Politics

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here's how to cure it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Laptops
Books

Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin

What makes Disney's Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
Rivals
Lucy Sweet

What makes Disney's Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
TV

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Paul Mescal in Gladiator II
Film

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

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