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Osbornomics and the Unfare State: it’s time for new thinking
Issue 1046
The cuts to benefits are set to hit the most vulnerable in our society. Why are they being forced to bail out Bankrupt Britain?
Also in this week’s Big Issue…
As author Iain Banks reveals he has only months to live, we explore the issue of whether there’ll ever be a cure for cancer
Pauline Quirke talks fantastic mothers, longevity in acting, and acceptance in Letter To My Younger Self
SNP minister Humza Yousaf on curries, Tom Hanks and Glaswegian life in My Week
Plus, Sightseers’ Ben Wheatley, Julia Bradbury’s five books to read before you die, the week’s cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions, and much more!