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Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work

How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here's why
Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?

If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured

'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy

The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
