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Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
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Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch

Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
Walt Disco. Credit: Izzy Leach
Music

Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'

Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled 'so relevant to so many professions'
Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan in Douglas Is Cancelled
TV

Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled 'so relevant to so many professions'

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
Deliver Me by Elle Nash
Books

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
Freakslaw cover
Books

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream

How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats
REM in Chicago in 1983
Culture

How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it
Sir William Beveridge.
John Bird

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it

Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
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Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister

Queer asylum seekers 'not safe' in UK due to 'institutionalised homophobia' in Home Office, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Queer asylum seekers 'not safe' in UK due to 'institutionalised homophobia' in Home Office, report finds

Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Art

Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son
General Election 2024

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son

One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom
Polling station iStock
Matteo Bergamini

One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom

John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up
Exclusive

John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up

Starmer promises to “be as bold as Attlee” in Big Issue exclusive challenging leaders on poverty crisis
Press Release

Starmer promises to “be as bold as Attlee” in Big Issue exclusive challenging leaders on poverty crisis

Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?
A row of council houses
Letters

Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors' questions
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors' questions

Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
Sunak, Davey, Swinney and Starmer
General election 2024

Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis

CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
Letter To My Younger Self

CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
Learning Disability Week 2024

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'

Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a 'stone cold movie star'
Jodie Comer and Austin Butler in The Bikeriders
Film

Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a 'stone cold movie star'