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 Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER

YOUR LETTERS

BIRD’S WORDS • Rayner’s fall emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

Opake welcomes you • Big Issue guest editor on what drew him to put this special edition together

‘I think everyone should make mistakes all the time’ • Lagos-born Slawn has caused a ruckus in the art world and beyond. He’s designed an F1 car, trainers for Nike, watches for Rolex and redesigned the Wembley tunnel. Every new piece of work sells out instantly. He talks to Opake about their new collaboration for Big Issue

‘Anyone can be an artist, but they have to want to be’ • FATSO’s name has been spotted on walls all over the country. But is it art? He’s not sure, but he’s having a great time putting his stamp on our culture

‘Warhol said in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living in that future now’ • Self-taught artist Charlotte Rose used social media to bypass the art world’s gatekeepers. She’s still breaking rules

‘I’ve always been completely obsessed with drawing’ • His witty and macabre takes on cartoon characters have made Will Blood a huge name in contemporary art. But he started out banging the drums

‘If you put money at the forefront, your work will lose its lifeforce and essence’ • Soldier’s talent and determination has taken him from Lagos skate shops to becoming one of the London art scene’s most explosive rising stars. And he’s hungry for more

Road works • Emerging artist Suto has a means of accessing material that skirts illegality. He knows his approach is not for everyone

ART ON A POSTCARD WINTER AUCTION

ADAM BUXTON • The comedian and podcaster immersed himself in creativity as an angsty teenager. Then he made a career out of it

The real Ruth is out there

Chiltern Kills: deadlier than ever

Return of the Citizens Theatre

‘IT WAS LIKE THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD HAPPENED… AND EVERYTHING I’D EVER DREAMED OF’

SAM DELANEY IS AT HOME

Pots of proactivity

Puzzles

STREET ART