Sam Delaney
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
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Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
The last 14 years were so painful, so shameful and so damaging to us all that the wounds can’t just heal overnight
Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig
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Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig
How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
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How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
Myth of hard work needs to be busted. Luck and privilege are usually behind success
Myth of hard work needs to be busted. Luck and privilege are usually behind success
Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum
![Sam Delaney says old people can still enjoy live music](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guitar-light-1192817.jpg?w=768)
Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum
Letters: Who will administer end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes law?
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Letters: Who will administer end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes law?
There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
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There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Andrew Tate is the worst possible example of being a man
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Andrew Tate is the worst possible example of being a man
Cold snaps and broken resolutions – welcome to the UK in January
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Cold snaps and broken resolutions – welcome to the UK in January
London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism
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London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism
Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
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Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house
![A haunted house in a graveyard with a full moon](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/haunted-house-7508035_1920.jpg?w=768)
I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house
GCSE results day: Won't someone think of the parents?
![The phrase Everything is going to be Okay typed on a piece of paper](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_203519863.jpg?w=768)
GCSE results day: Won't someone think of the parents?
Animal Kwackers and the affirming power of great TV
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Animal Kwackers and the affirming power of great TV
I'm in north Wales, on the fantasy beach holiday of my childhood
![Harlech Castle, Gwynned](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/harlech-castle-ga1fef9053_1920.gif?w=768)
I'm in north Wales, on the fantasy beach holiday of my childhood
Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'
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Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'
Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me
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Sam Delaney: My teenage daughter and her mates terrify me
Sam Delaney: A CPAP machine is breathing new life into me
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Sam Delaney: A CPAP machine is breathing new life into me
Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital
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Sam Delaney: held hostage by an unsolicited flute recital
Weighing up BMI bemusement when you're heavy but healthy
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Weighing up BMI bemusement when you're heavy but healthy
'Football has played an important part in my life. I'm not particularly proud of that'
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'Football has played an important part in my life. I'm not particularly proud of that'
Little Simz deservedly won a Brit award – where she lives is irrelevant
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