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Streaming has ruined TV. Could 2024 be the year we all finally snap?
TV

Streaming has ruined TV. Could 2024 be the year we all finally snap?

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror
Books

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror

The Monster Raving Loony Party are making more sense than their rivals. No, seriously
Paul McNamee

The Monster Raving Loony Party are making more sense than their rivals. No, seriously

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
Idles singer Joe Talbot performs at grassroots music venue Moles
Venue Watch

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: 'What's happening in the UK is shameful. There's serious neglect'
Phil (Lindsay Duncan) and Ken (Clarke Peters). Image: James Pardon/CHANNEL 4/BBC Studios/Clerkenwell
TV

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: 'What's happening in the UK is shameful. There's serious neglect'

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'
John Cooper Clarke. Portrait by Bryan Ledgard
Letter to My Younger Self

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'

The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year's resolutions stick, explained
Wellbeing

The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year's resolutions stick, explained

Veganuary: Will the cost of living crisis make us all go vegan?
veganuary illustration
Food

Veganuary: Will the cost of living crisis make us all go vegan?

Paying tribute to the Big Issue vendors we tragically lost in 2023
Our vendors

Paying tribute to the Big Issue vendors we tragically lost in 2023

From poltergeists to Paddington: Here's all the films to look forward to in 2024
Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Film

From poltergeists to Paddington: Here's all the films to look forward to in 2024

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5
REBECCA STRUTHERS, Watchmaker &; historian, STAFFORDSHIRE
Alternative careers

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5

TUC chief Paul Nowak on activism, cost of living crisis and what's next for UK's workforce
Paul Nowak
Activism

TUC chief Paul Nowak on activism, cost of living crisis and what's next for UK's workforce

Inside The Big Issue: Ring in the old – it's 2024
Cover of The Big Issue's New Year's special
Inside the Big Issue

Inside The Big Issue: Ring in the old – it's 2024

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: 'If men talked about their feelings things would be easier'
Iwan Rheon as Meurig Jenkins in Men Up
TV

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: 'If men talked about their feelings things would be easier'

Wim Wenders' Anselm documentary underlines how hard it is to clear the debris of our history 
The scale of Kiefer’s artworks is emphasised in a scene in Anselm, in which the artist cycles around his studio in France.
John Bird

Wim Wenders' Anselm documentary underlines how hard it is to clear the debris of our history 

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'
Rick Astley
Music

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
When will this stuttering 21st century finally get going?
Three big issue vendors smiling holding magazines
Paul McNamee

When will this stuttering 21st century finally get going?

I'm a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK's cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one
Rwanda: Rishi Sunak
King

I'm a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK's cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession
Collage of the stars of the Big Issue's best TV shows this year
TV

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

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