Interview

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on
Art

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on

Rosie Jones: 'I thought I couldn't be disabled and gay – I'd never seen a gay disabled person'
Comedian Rosie Jones
Comedy

Rosie Jones: 'I thought I couldn't be disabled and gay – I'd never seen a gay disabled person'

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Letter To My Younger Self

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'

Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine
Music

Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she's 'not giving up'
Susan Carol

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she's 'not giving up'

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’
Art

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: 'There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through'
Posy Sterling
Film

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: 'There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through'

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Interview

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a 'world on fire'
Big Questions

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a 'world on fire'

Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30

Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
TV

Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Letter To My Younger Self

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Books

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
TV

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
TV

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Lib Dems leader Ed Davey
Politics

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'
Drag star Tia Kofi in green gloves
LGBTQ+

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'

Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
Letter To My Younger Self

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'
Neil Duncan-Jordan, MP for Poole, speaking in parliament.
Universal credit

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'