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We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
Film

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Dutch author Rutger Bregman
Books

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
letter to my younger self

100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
Greg Barradale

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
John Bird

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned

"Men start wars, women don’t.” Dorothea Barron, one of last surviving Wrens, speaks exclusively to Big Issue
Press Release

"Men start wars, women don’t.” Dorothea Barron, one of last surviving Wrens, speaks exclusively to Big Issue

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Books

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Books

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail
Paul McNamee

No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Music

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Big Issue 1665 cover
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Sci-fi

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'
Letter To My Younger Self

Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
AI therapy surprised me. But I won't be ditching my human therapist just yet
Sam Delaney

AI therapy surprised me. But I won't be ditching my human therapist just yet

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Books

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
Robin Parker

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: 'Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager'
Big Questions

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: 'Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager'

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