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The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole
Interview

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
Striking members of Unite and the NEU march on Westminster
John Bird

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Sydney Sweeney
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'
Sadiq Khan
Exclusive interview

Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin television tower
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Big Swiss book cover
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Monsters book cover
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
WITCH band members today
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw
Illustration of a pink orchid
Nature

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw

Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'
Exclusive interview

Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'

Even AI can't compute the daft drama of The Night Agent
A man holds a gun to a woman in a standoff with armed guards
Lucy Sweet

Even AI can't compute the daft drama of The Night Agent

Brave leadership will be our ticket for change
Blair and Brown
Paul McNamee

Brave leadership will be our ticket for change

The Little Mermaid songwriter Alan Menken explains how to make a Disney classic
Scuttle (voiced by Awkwafina), Flounder (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), and Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid. Photo courtesy of Disney
Interview

The Little Mermaid songwriter Alan Menken explains how to make a Disney classic

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
A group of school children in uniform and two white men in dark suits outside the Houses of Parliament in London on a bright, sunny day,
Sponsored Post

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me
Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in Yellowjackets
Interview

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'
Suranne Jones in black and white
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever
A scene from I Daniel Blake the movie
Theatre

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever

Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change
Sponsored post

Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change

Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
Noel Gallagher
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'

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