The Big Issue

The Big Issue is one of Britain’s leading news and cultural magazines. Every week’s edition is packed full of original takes on the biggest issues of the day as well as interviews with the most significant figures in politics and entertainment. The Big Issue was founded 1991 to give people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to earn their own income. We continue to support hundreds of vendors across the UK and all proceeds from sales go to help anyone wanting to lift themselves out of poverty.

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THE DISPATCH

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction

YOUR LETTERS

As data centres encroach, it’s no time to be stoic

The Big Issue

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’

Beth Orton • Losing her mum young changed her life in ways she never expected and led to her becoming a modern folk icon

SHELLFISH AMBITION

Bugs and bikers take on the tech giants

Pet projects

The Journey

‘AI reads like a book report written by a teenager who didn’t read the book’

RECOMMENDED READS

Play it again, Sam

An artist finds his moorings

LUCY SWEET ON TV

The point of no return

Wales of the unexpected • Johnny was Invisible Cities’ first guide in Cardiff with his Poetry, Protest and Place tour. After struggling with mental health issues, he decided to take a break. He has since become a mentor and developed a tour for Newport as plans are prepared to launch tours there later this year.

BIG Kids • ISSUES / IDEAS / IMAGINATION

Puzzles

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