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The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines – we’re ushering in a new era
The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines – we’re ushering in a new era
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch pays tribute to the glory days of our trade. The Big Issue’s Breakthrough scheme shows we’re on the threshold of something new, writes editor Paul McNamee.
Building back better? Not for the working class
Building back better? Not for the working class
Is the post-pandemic jobs market a recovering economy or an insecure one? Paddy Bettington of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) has his say.
Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
If the government wants to eliminate rough sleeping by 2024 it must build on the success of the Housing First pilots and roll out a national programme, writes Homeless Link’s Alex Smith.
World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up
World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up
We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains – the nostalgia of the old railways
Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains – the nostalgia of the old railways
Power for the people: It’s time to renationalise the UK energy system
Power for the people: It’s time to renationalise the UK energy system
We should be focused on ending poverty, not the rowing royals
We should be focused on ending poverty, not the rowing royals
If nothing else, this lockdown could be when we learn to sleep better
If nothing else, this lockdown could be when we learn to sleep better
With an eye on the future our breakout will be stronger
With an eye on the future our breakout will be stronger
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A taxing question: How to balance the books and take on the big boys
A taxing question: How to balance the books and take on the big boys
Let’s remember 2020 as the year of social kindness
Let’s remember 2020 as the year of social kindness
The days may draw darker but there is a new shot of hope
The days may draw darker but there is a new shot of hope
The knife-edge US election should give us pause for thought
The knife-edge US election should give us pause for thought
Lockdown is looming again. So what can make us feel better?
Lockdown is looming again. So what can make us feel better?
Feeding children is not about bowing to ‘virtue-signalling on Twitter’
Feeding children is not about bowing to ‘virtue-signalling on Twitter’
Removing the props of our recovery from Covid-19 too soon would be a disaster
Removing the props of our recovery from Covid-19 too soon would be a disaster
Unite and conquer: The difficult and essential path to national unity
Unite and conquer: The difficult and essential path to national unity
It’s time to skill-up and invest to rebuild Britain for the future
It’s time to skill-up and invest to rebuild Britain for the future
Good people (and good dogs) will help us stay positive
Good people (and good dogs) will help us stay positive
As the days get darker, let the light in with a good book
As the days get darker, let the light in with a good book
Think of the kids. Our response to Covid affects them too
Think of the kids. Our response to Covid affects them too
Paul McNamee: Good things are there if we look for them
