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Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Top 5 books

Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient
Music

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Documentary

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'
Interview

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face
John Bird

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 
Books

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Paul McNamee

Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea

Letters: Big Issue's Changemakers showed that in dark times it's important to have hope
Letters

Letters: Big Issue's Changemakers showed that in dark times it's important to have hope

Inside the Big Issue: Power to the people
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Power to the people

What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest
Palestine Action supports at the Royal Courts of Justice
Victoria Tecca

What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest

Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'
Letter To My Younger Self

Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Books

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Top 5

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Society

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going
Music

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going

What Man On The Run director Morgan Neville learned from spending hours with Paul McCartney
Film

What Man On The Run director Morgan Neville learned from spending hours with Paul McCartney

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey
Film

Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
Photography

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

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