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Lesley Manville: ‘A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn’t it?’
Lesley Manville: ‘A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn’t it?’
It took several decades before Hollywood took notice of her versatile talents, but Lesley Manville has always had exactly the career she wanted
John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
In his latest novel about a MMA fighter, John Vercher explores the reality – and the morality – of the devastating effects of repeated trauma on an athlete’s brain
Must read books this Autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Must read books this Autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham’s definitive list of new and upcoming releases that you need to add to your reading pile this season
Jeff Bridges: ‘I had cancer and Covid. I was facing my mortality’
Jeff Bridges: ‘I had cancer and Covid. I was facing my mortality’
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It’s A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis
‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It’s A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis
Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Success stories herald the future for Big Issue Recruit
Success stories herald the future for Big Issue Recruit
‘A groundbreaking initiative’: Why employers are working with Big Issue Recruit
‘A groundbreaking initiative’: Why employers are working with Big Issue Recruit
Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
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Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration
In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration
Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’
Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’
Rachel Parris: ‘Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke’s still on us’
Rachel Parris: ‘Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke’s still on us’
My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
