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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

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'

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

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

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

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

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'

'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
Mark from IDLES and Alastair
Music

'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
Gordon Smart and Martin Compston
Euro 2024

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'

Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
John Cale
Letter to my younger self

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'

Inside the Big Issue: Game of Throne's star Emilia Clarke and her fight back from brain injuries
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Game of Throne's star Emilia Clarke and her fight back from brain injuries

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Theatre

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Rory Stewart: 'The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss'
Politics

Rory Stewart: 'The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss'

'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
Paul Weller and Johnny Harris
Music

'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

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Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Paul Weller and Johnny Harris
Politics

Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Viggo Mortensen in The Dead Don't Hurt
Film

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry

Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'
Alexander McCall Smith
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'

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