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Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'
Music

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'

A new Polish jazz festival will be a bold celebration of freedom and artistry. Not long ago, it would have been illegal
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: 'It's sad there's no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party'
Brian Leishman
Politics

Suspended MP Brian Leishman: 'It's sad there's no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party'

I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Live music

I bought Brixton Academy for £1

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Letter To My Younger Self

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
TV

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes
Care homes

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Democracy

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'
TV

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'

Brian Cox: 'I've been haunting Margaret Thatcher'
Theatre

Brian Cox: 'I've been haunting Margaret Thatcher'

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Letter To My Younger Self

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

'It would be good to know how long we have left': This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Climate crisis

'It would be good to know how long we have left': This clifftop community is falling into the sea

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: 'Technology is not alien – it's completely human'
Film

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: 'Technology is not alien – it's completely human'

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
Museums

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned

Inside the Big Issue: Summer days out special
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Summer days out special

Meet the man who captured Oasis as they went supersonic: 'It went beyond my wildest dreams'
Oasis

Meet the man who captured Oasis as they went supersonic: 'It went beyond my wildest dreams'

'Oasis was like being on Concorde for six years'
Oasis

'Oasis was like being on Concorde for six years'

'I'm seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit': Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear
Onside Takeover

'I'm seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit': Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'
Onside takeover

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Onside Takeover

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'
OnSide Takeover

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'

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