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AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
Paul McNamee

AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can

I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
Robin Ince

I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
Letter To My Younger Self

Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'

For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'
Music

For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
Books

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

Thatcher didn't just change the shape of Britain – but the heart and soul of the British people
Louisa Toxvaerd Munch

Thatcher didn't just change the shape of Britain – but the heart and soul of the British people

Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
Big Issue Invest

Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment

Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined
Nigel Kershaw

Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
Big Issue Invest

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Film

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
Books

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
Peter Apps

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
John Bird

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Books

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted
Thatcher Fest

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow
Politics

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow

Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal
Letters

Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal

My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper's bonkbusters
Paul McNamee

My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper's bonkbusters

The 'Yo-yo Homes', revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
Housing

The 'Yo-yo Homes', revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils