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Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'
Letter To My Younger Self

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'

In the early days, fame led Alex Kapranos to walk around Glasgow in a dodgy disguise. Now he’s become a dad, he’s feeling liberated
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'

The existential agony of being a parent
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Sam Delaney

The existential agony of being a parent

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
Sam Delaney

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
Barriers to work

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

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Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Jax Jones
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Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
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Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
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Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
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Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Louise Pentland: 'I definitely parent differently because I have lost a parent'
Parenting

Louise Pentland: 'I definitely parent differently because I have lost a parent'

10 ethical Father’s Day gifts from The Big Issue Shop
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10 ethical Father’s Day gifts from The Big Issue Shop