Rylan
Ten years ago, Rylan walked on stage at an X Factor audition. Blond extensions as bright as his smile, bantering with the judges at a million miles an hour, he was an instant star. This week he talks to The Big Issue about a decade of evolving from guilty pleasure to national treasure. There’s sex, drugs and what he’d do as prime minister…
Pride at 50
As Pride in London celebrates half a century of protest, politics and partying, we look at how the struggle for LGBT+ equality has come a long way. But the fight is far from won.
Glenda Jackson
Not many could say that they have had two highly successful careers, but Glenda Jackson is a shining example that anything’s possible. In a Letter To My Younger Self she explains what made her go from movies to parliament.
Also inside
- The intelligent greenhouses growing food that are leaving the rest of the field behind
- A diary from a foodbank manager about registering their oldest ever client, born in 1919
- What it’s really like to be part of a courtroom drama, by Wendy Joseph QC
- How Elvis shows the human side of the King
- ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me. Lauren Layfield on the viral clip of 2022
- And Robin Price shares his joy at moving to a pitch at a train station!
Plus much more!