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All that and his acting sideline as plain old Donald Glover that saw him star in Solo: A Star Wars Story and Atlanta You’ll probably need ƸżƣĪᠵŰżƣƸŃÿŃĪǣżǀƣŊżǀƫĪƸż get your hand on a ticket for ƸŊĪƫĪƫżŧģᠵżǀƸƫŊżǝƫ᠁ŏłǣżǀ don’t already have one – there is scarcely a hotter gig to be attended this year The O2, London, March 2425; childishgambino.com Go underground in London as you never have before this spring and summer with a season of tours and events held in disused stations and other secret subterranean locations Discover historic Aldwych’s long-abandoned tube stop together with a screening of Churchill biopic Darkest Hour, or walk in the footsteps of James Bond under Charing Cross, watch Skyfall and enjoy a complimentary martini (shaken, not stirred, naturally) Various locations, London, March 21-September 27; ltmuseum.co.uk 04 | BIGISSUE.COM BOOKING NOW New season of Hidden London disused station tours ǼȃɯǽǿCY+ǽǻǼȄ This week on… BIGISSUE.COM Why Fiona Shaw jealously guards her creative friendship with Phoebe Waller-Bridge The true story behind explorer Ed ®Ƹÿdzłżƣģᡉƫ60 days sleeping rough across the UK 08 Seven secrets to sucker-punch sleeplessnessÿŲģƫŧŏƠżdzłŏŲƸż satisfying somnolence DON’T MISS Ólafur Arnalds The Icelandic contemporary-classical pianist and composer responsible for Broadchurch among other ẳò beautiful live experience to treasure in support of his new album re:member Self-playing pianos żŲǀŲģĪƣᠵŧŏƸƣŏƫĪƣƫƣĪÿĜƸÿŲģƣĪƫƠżŲģƸżƣŲÿŧģƫᡉ ƠŏÿŲżǜŏÿƠŏżŲĪĪƣŏŲŃŲĪǝƫĪŧłᠵģĪǜĪŧżƠĪģƫżǽƸǝÿƣĪ᠁ illuminating and glowing in the process ®Ƹ'ÿǜŏģᡉƫNÿŧŧ᠁ ÿƣģŏdzł᠁rÿƣĜŊᙷᚅᠤƸŊĪŲƸżǀƣŏŲŃᠥ᠒ żŧÿłǀƣÿƣŲÿŧģƫ᠇ĜżŰ 05 WATCH Red Bull Neptune Steps Watch crazed masochists – sorry, we mean hardy endurance swimmers – repeatedly plunge into the icy waters of Glasgow’s Forth and Clyde Canal and swim 400 metres, hoisting themselves over seven canal lock gates using ropes and ladders as they go Turn up to cheer competitors on – a record number of which have entered this year They’ll be needing all the encouragement they can get rÿƣǣŊŏŧŧhżĜŤƫ᠁GŧÿƫŃżǝ᠁rÿƣĜŊᙸᙹ᠒ ƣĪģěǀŧŧ᠇ĜżŰ᠓ŃěᠵĪŲ᠓ĪǜĪŲƸƫ᠓ƣĪģᠵěǀŧŧᠵŲĪƠƸǀŲĪᠵƫƸĪƠƫᠵǀŤ 06 09 CELEBRATE câ&ờẵậị 20th birthday Buy the latest Street Art in The Big Issue Shop dǀŧŏÿ'żŲÿŧģƫżŲᡉƫĜŧÿƫƫŏĜŤŏģƫᡉěżżŤÿěżǀƸÿ cunning mouse and his attempts to outsmart every predator in the woods turns 20 this ǝĪĪŤ᠇FżŧŧżǝŏŲŃƠǀěŧŏĜÿƸŏżŲżłÿŲĪǝĪģŏƸŏżŲ żłƸŊĪěżżŤĪÿƣŧŏĪƣƸŊŏƫǣĪÿƣ᠁àÿƸĪƣƫƸżŲĪƫ stores around the UK from Leamington Spa to Edinburgh are celebrating ¼ŊĪGƣǀDzłÿŧżᡉƫ ěŏƣƸŊģÿǣǝŏƸŊƣĪÿģŏŲŃƫ᠁ŃÿŰĪƫÿŲģżƸŊĪƣ ÿƫƫżƣƸĪģłǀŲ᠇ ŊĪĜŤǣżǀƣŧżĜÿŧŧŏƫƸŏŲŃƫłżƣģĪƸÿŏŧƫ᠇ Participating Waterstones stores UK-wide, rÿƣĜŊᙸᙹ᠒ǝÿƸĪƣƫƸżŲĪƫ᠇ĜżŰ 07 GO Homegrown Festival: Occupy Part of a programme handing the keys of two major London theatres to visionary artists of colour for short stints, Occupy will see young and underrepresented voices take over South London’s Battersea Arts Centre for four weeks of theatre, music, live games, virtual experiences, rap, poetry, installations and more Performances will include High Rise Estate of Mind, a play told through grime and beatboxing, that exposes young people’s fears about where they will live in the age of #generationrent Battersea Arts Centre, March 18-April 12; bac.org.uk ǼȃɯǽǿCY+ǽǻǼȄ SHOP /ǜĪƣǣǝĪĪŤŏŲ¼ŊĪŏŃSƫƫǀĪǝĪ ƠǀěŧŏƫŊĪǢĜĪƠƸŏżŲÿŧÿƣƸǝżƣŤƫ by talented creatives living żŲƸŊĪŰÿƣŃŏŲƫżłƫżĜŏĪƸǣ᠁ěĪ ŏƸěĪĜÿǀƫĪżłŊżŰĪŧĪƫƫŲĪƫƫ᠁ ŰĪŲƸÿŧżƣƠŊǣƫŏĜÿŧŊĪÿŧƸŊƠƣżěŧĪŰƫ᠁ÿģģŏĜƸŏżŲ or other forms of social exclusion Many of  ẳSđ  the latest superb additions to the collection by  Winter Forest ròƯƯ 10 LAST CHANCE Petition to protect library services The Big Issue has long been a champion żłěżżŤƫÿŲģƣĪÿģŏŲŃÿŲģŊÿƫĜÿŰƠÿŏŃŲĪģƸż protect libraries around the country from closure and ĜǀƸƫ᠇¼ŊÿƸᡉƫǝŊǣǝĪᡉƣĪŊĪŧƠŏŲŃƸżŃŏǜĪÿŧÿƫƸƠǀƫŊƸżÿ petition to ring-fence government funding for libraries Add your signature before the March 24 deadline to ŊĪŧƠģĪłĪŲģÿǜŏƸÿŧƣĪƫżǀƣĜĪ᠁ŲżƸšǀƫƸłżƣƸŊĪƠƣżŰżƸŏżŲ żłŧŏƸĪƣÿƸǀƣĪÿŲģĜǀŧƸǀƣĪ᠁ěǀƸÿŧƫżłżƣƸŊĪģŏŃŏƸÿŧŧǣ ĪǢĜŧǀģĪģ᠁ǝŊżŲĪĪģŧŏěƣÿƣǣĜżŰƠǀƸĪƣƫƸżŃĪƸżŲŧŏŲĪ ÿŲģÿĜĜĪƫƫŤĪǣƫĪƣǜŏĜĪƫ᠇ ƠĪƸŏƸŏżŲ᠇ƠÿƣŧŏÿŰĪŲƸ᠇ǀŤ᠓ƠĪƸŏƸŏżŲƫ᠓ᙸᙸᚄᚃ ᙸ .&.]]gɋJCʸ05 platform Your views on the big issues THIS WEEK WE ASKED YOU Perfect family telly would be the return of plodding teatime police soap The Bill, according to a YouGov poll What TV show you long to see back on the box? @highlandjam I heard That’s Life was already coming back and I was happy before I remembered we’re all old now so it won’t ěĪÿƸƣĪÿƸƸżƫƸÿǣǀƠÿŲģǝÿƸĜŊǿƣƫƸĜŧÿƫƫ storytelling and consumer journalism sprinkled with innuendo So – bring back The Muppet Show @mobile_angela Blockbusters teatime quiz – who could be the new presenter? @Hoopslegend2 żǣƫłƣżŰƸŊĪŧÿĜŤƫƸǀDzł Tree cheers for Japan’s ecofriendly timberframe towers @Bryan13571 Spitting Image @BDevlin1 I think if there was a soap channel that would show series like Coronation Street, Crossroads, Dixon of Dock Green, etc from the very start that would be fantastic Social history as well as entertainment history and sheer nostalgia Glorious @Annie McGuire Friday Sportscene with @RobMacleanSport GET IN TOUCH @bigissue /bigissueUK @bigissueuk letters@bigissue.com 2nd Floor, 43 Bath St, Glasgow, G2 1HW 06 | BIGISSUE.COM Home report The timely article and picture of high-rise building out of timber in Japan [March 4-10] resonates with the housing crisis in the UK Building with concrete/cement (ie foundations, block, brick, tile, steel and glass) is so carbon-intensive that half of carbon emissions attributable to a new house over its 60-year life is embodied at ‘practical completion’, before the dwelling is occupied As there has to be a transition to a low and then net-zero carbon economy over the next decade or so, attention will have to move from 300,000 new builds per year to an equivalent number of sub-divisions of the existing under-occupied stock This could be done with the help of the many thousands currently languishing on the statutory self/custom-build registers held by local councils and given the duty to provide an equivalent number of serviced plots, partnering the many millions looking to downsize Daniel Scharf, Abingdon Taking on Tim Shame on you, Tim Waterstone! You, of all people, buying books on Amazon “numerous times a year”, just because you already know what book you want [March 4-10] When you want, instead, the “feelings of pleasure in a great bookshop”, how you know the bookshop will still be there? I go to my local bookshop If I want a book, and it’s on the shelf, I can buy it on the spot If they don’t have it – and, to be fair, I sometimes ask for fairly obscure books – then they’ll order it for me In one case, I know that the proprietor contacted the author directly to get me a copy And if it’s out of print, they will search for a second-hand copy Do I want hardback or paperback? Mint quality, or simply clean and readable? Whatever I ask for, it arrives, and always at a very reasonable price They have never let me down It’s worth paying a bit extra, and maybe waiting a little longer, to support such a treasure as a local independent bookshop Show a better example, Mr Waterstone! Fiona Vincent, email ǼȃɯǽǿCY+ǽǻǼȄ Spouting opinions ®ƸĪǜŏĪfƣÿǣĪƣᠢrÿƣĜŊᙷᙷᠵᙷᚃᠣŏƫżłƸŊĪᠤƢǀÿŧŏǿĪģᠥżƠŏŲŏżŲƸŊÿƸ NÿƣƠĪƣhĪĪᡉƫTo Kill a Mockingbird is the greatest American novel The overwhelming consensus in American academia ÿŲģěǣƸŊĪƠĪżƠŧĪŏƫŊżǝĪǜĪƣżłƸŊĪżƠŏŲŏżŲƸŊÿƸNĪƣŰÿŲ rĪŧǜŏŧŧĪᡉƫMoby DickŏƫŰĪƣŏĜÿᡉƫŃƣĪÿƸĪƫƸŲżǜĪŧ᠇àƣŏƸƸĪŲěǣ ÿŰÿŲ᠁ÿŲģǝŏƸŊżǀƸÿƫŏŲŃŧĪłĪŰÿŧĪĜŊÿƣÿĜƸĪƣŏŲƸŊĪěżżŤ᠇ rĪŧǜŏŧŧĪŏƫĜżŲƫŏģĪƣĪģƸżěĪŰĪƣŏĜÿᡉƫ®ŊÿŤĪƫƠĪÿƣĪ᠇ƣƸÿŲģ literature have nothing to with political correctness and nor should they James Allenby, email Martha, my dear SÿŃƣĪĪǝŏƸŊżěěǣ ŊŏŧģǝŊĪŲŊĪĜÿŧŧƫdżŊŲNǀŰƠŊƣǣƫÿ ěǀŧŧǣᠢrÿƣĜŊ ᠵᙷᙶᠣ᠇SᡉŧŧƸÿŤĪŊŏƫÿģǜŏĜĪÿŲģŧŏƫƸĪŲƸż¦ÿģŏżᚂ łżƣÿĜŊÿŲŃĪ᠇NżǝĪǜĪƣ᠁SŧŏŤĪƸŊĪToday programme when Martha Kearney is a presenter she always thanks the person ǝŊżŃŏǜĪƫƸŊĪŏƣƸŊżǀŃŊƸłżƣƸŊĪģÿǣ᠇®ŊĪŏƫŃƣÿĜŏżǀƫ᠁ÿƫƸǀƸĪ ÿŲģÿŲĪǢĜĪŧŧĪŲƸŏŲƸĪƣǜŏĪǝĪƣ᠇®ŊĪŲĪǜĪƣŧĪƸƫƠżŧŏƸŏĜŏÿŲƫŃĪƸ dN Dyana Rodriguez, Hereford One for EU Stẳ đhÊr /S ĪŧĪĜƸŏżŲƸŊĪƢǀĪƫƸŏżŲŏƫģĪłŏŲĪģ᠇àŊŏĜŊżłƸŊĪƫĪƠĪżƠŧĪ ģżǣżǀǝÿŲƸƸżěĪǣżǀƣĜżŲƫƸŏƸǀĪŲĜǣr£᠈rŏƫĜżŲģǀĜƸ᠈ SƸᡉƫĜÿŲĜĪŧŧĪģ᠇NżǀƫĪżł żŰŰżŲƫhŏěƣÿƣǣěƣŏĪłŏŲŃƠÿƠĪƣ ᙶᚃᙸᙷᙸƫÿŏģƸŊĪƠżŧŧǝÿƫÿģǜŏƫżƣǣ᠇¼ŊĪĜƸżł£ÿƣŧŏÿŰĪŲƸ ƸŊÿƸŰÿģĪƸŊĪƣĪłĪƣĪŲģǀŰƫÿŏģŲżƸŊŏŲŃÿěżǀƸǝŊÿƸƸż ģżǝŏƸŊƸŊĪƣĪƫǀŧƸ᠇SƸŏŃŲżƣĪģƸŊƣĪĪŰÿšżƣŃƣżǀƠƫ᠀ĜŏƸŏǭĪŲƫ żłżƸŊĪƣ/ÃĜżǀŲƸƣŏĪƫŏŲƸŊĪÃf᠒ƣŏƸŏƫŊĜŏƸŏǭĪŲƫÿěƣżÿģ ŰżƣĪƸŊÿŲᙷ‫ڑ‬ǣĪÿƣƫ᠒ᙷᚂᠵᙷᚄǣĪÿƣżŧģƫ᠇ There were three campaigns One presented ŲżŲƫĪŲƫĪÿƫłÿĜƸ᠇ᡈÃfŧÿǝ᠀àŊÿƸƠƣżƠżƣƸŏżŲŏƫŏŲłŧǀĪŲĜĪģ ěǣƸŊĪ/Ã᠈ᡉěǣFǀŧŧłÿĜƸżŲdǀŲĪᚄ᠁ᙸᙶᙷᚂƫÿŏģƸŊĪƣĪŏƫŲż simple way to count, and it depends what you are talking ÿěżǀƸ᠇'ĪłĪŲĜĪŏƫŊÿƣģŧǣÿłłĪĜƸĪģ᠒łÿƣŰŏŲŃƢǀŏƸĪÿŧżƸ᠇ ¼ŊĪżƸŊĪƣƸǝżĜÿŰƠÿŏŃŲƫěƣżŤĪƸŊĪŧÿǝ᠇rŏĜŊÿĪŧ'żǀŃÿŲ żłƸŊĪÃŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣżłhŏǜĪƣƠżżŧĜÿŧŧĪģƸŊĪŰᡆģŏƫŊżŲĪƫƸǣżŲ ÿŲŏŲģǀƫƸƣŏÿŧƫĜÿŧĪᡇ᠇æĪƸěĪĜÿǀƫĪƸŊĪƠżŧŧǝÿƫÿģǜŏƫżƣǣ᠁ ƸŊĪƣĪŏƫŲżŧĪŃÿŧƫÿłĪŃǀÿƣģƸżÿŲŲǀŧƸŊĪƣĪƫǀŧƸ᠇àŊÿƸǝÿƫ łżǀƣǝżƣģƫŏƫŲżǝÿ‫ڑ‬ᙶᙶᠵƠÿŃĪƠƣżƠżƫÿŧ᠇àĪƫÿǣěĪŏŲŃŏŲ ƸŊĪ/ÃŏƫěĪƸƸĪƣ᠇ Phil Jones, Member, European Movement UK @bigissue @BeckyBarnesB hżǜĪ ƸŊŏƫ ƢǀżƸĪ żŲ ƸŊĪ ᥑěŏŃŏƫƫǀĪŧĪƸƸĪƣƫƠÿŃĪłƣżŰ żěěǣ łƣżŰ ŏƣŰŏŲŃŊÿŰ ÿěżǀƸ ŧŏƫƸĪŲŏŲŃƸżƸŊĪƣÿģŏż᠀ᡆSŤĪĪƠ ÿ ŲżƸĪěżżŤ Ƹż ŰÿŤĪ ÿ ŲżƸĪ żł ŲĪǝ ƫżŲŃƫÿŲģÿƣƸŏƫƸƫÿŲģĜÿŲ ŊżŲĪƫƸŧǣ ƫÿǣ ŏƸ Ŋÿƫ ŏŰƠƣżǜĪģ Űǣ ƢǀÿŧŏƸǣżłŧŏłĪ᠇ᡇ @ShaheenCymru t  @_RosyD ẳSđ  Ê CY+ EDITORS LETTER Brexit isn’t the only thing to care about T hey got something right, last week They did, those in parliament Between the new nightly prime time evening vote ƫŊżǝ ᠲ ŏŲ ǝŊŏĜŊ ƸŊĪƣĪ ǝÿƫ ÿ ᠤģƣżƠ żdzł ƸŊĪ ǿŲÿŲĜŏÿŧᠥĜŧŏdzǵŊÿŲŃĪƣ every night – senior politicians made a positive impact In a joint push, Universities Minister Chris Skidmore and Children and FÿŰŏŧŏĪƫ rŏŲŏƫƸĪƣ tÿģŊŏŰ ðÿŊÿǝŏ ĜÿŧŧĪģ łżƣ ěĪƸƸĪƣ ÿĜĜĪƫƫ ÿŲģŊĪŧƠƸżÿ ǀŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣ ĪģǀĜÿƸŏżŲ łżƣ ĜÿƣĪ ŧĪÿǜĪƣƫ᠇ In new guidelines, the ministers called on universities to more – ŏŲĜŧǀģŏŲŃ ƠĪƣƫżŲÿŧ ƫǀƠƠżƣƸ ƸŊƣżǀŃŊ ěǀģģǣ ƫǣƫƸĪŰƫ ÿƫ ǝĪŧŧ ÿƫŃŏǜŏŲŃĜÿƣĪ ŧĪÿǜĪƣƫ ŰżŲĪǣ łżƣ ĜżǀƣƫĪ ŰÿƸĪƣŏÿŧƫ ÿŲģ Ƹż ÿŧŧżǝ ƸŊĪŰ Ƹż łǀŧŧǣĪǢƠĪƣŏĪŲĜĪ ƫƸǀģĪŲƸ ŧŏłĪ᠇ ¼Ŋŏƫ ƫżǀŲģƫ ǝżżŧŧǣ᠇ ǀƸ ŏƸᡉƫ ƠƣÿĜƸŏĜÿŧ᠇ ¼ŊĪǣᡉƣĪ ƸÿŧŤŏŲŃÿěżǀƸƸĪǢƸ ěżżŤƫ ÿŲģ ƫŏŰƠŧĪ ƸŊŏŲŃƫ ƸŊÿƸ ÿƣĪ ŲĪĪģĪģ Ƹż ŧĪÿƣŲ᠇ This came through the newly minted Higher Education Principles The ŃǀŏģĪŧŏŲĪƫ Ńż łǀƣƸŊĪƣ ƣĪƢǀĪƫƸŏŲŃ ƸŊÿƸ ƸŊĪ ŰżƫƸ ƫĪŧĪĜƸŏǜĪ ǀŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸŏĪƫƠƣżǜŏģĪ łƣĪĪ ÿĜĜżŰŰżģÿƸŏżŲ ÿŲģ ěǀƣƫÿƣŏĪƫ Ƹż ĜżǜĪƣ ƫƸǀģǣ᠇ Ƹ ƠƣĪƫĪŲƸ żŲŧǣ ƫŏǢ ƠĪƣ ĜĪŲƸ ᠲ ®Så᠃ ᠲ żł ĜÿƣĪ ŧĪÿǜĪƣƫ Ńż Ƹż ǀŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣ᠇ Ųģ ƸŊĪǣ ÿƣĪ ƸǝŏĜĪ ÿƫ ŧŏŤĪŧǣ Ƹż ģƣżƠ żǀƸ᠇ ¼ŊÿƸᡉƫ ÿ ƫŊżĜŤŏŲŃ ÿŲģ ǀŲÿĜĜĪƠƸÿěŧĪ ƫƸÿƸŏƫƸŏĜ᠇ ǀƣƣĪŲƸŧǣ᠁ ÿŧŧ ĜÿƣĪ ŧĪÿǜĪƣƫ ᠤŏŲ /ŲŃŧÿŲģ ÿŲģ àÿŧĪƫᠥ ǝŊż ŃżƸżǀŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣ ĜÿŲ ĜŧÿŏŰ ÿ ᢓᙸ᠁ᙶᙶᙶ ěǀƣƫÿƣǣ łƣżŰ ƸŊĪŏƣ ŧżĜÿŧ ĜżǀŲĜŏŧ᠁ ᢓᙷ᠁ᙸᙶᙶ łƣżŰƸŊĪ ĜżŧŧĪŃĪ ŏł ƸŊĪǣ Ńż ŏŲƸż łǀƣƸŊĪƣ ĪģǀĜÿƸŏżŲ ÿŲģ ᢓᙷ᠁ᙶᙶᙶ łżƣ ƸŊĪ ǿƣƫƸǣĪÿƣżłÿŲ apprenticeship The ministers are also calling on universities to proactively go out Ƹż ƸŊĪ ĜżŰŰǀŲŏƸŏĪƫ Ƹż ᡆĪŲĜżǀƣÿŃĪ ŧżżŤĪģ ÿǽƸĪƣ ĜŊŏŧģƣĪŲ Ƹż ÿƠƠŧǣłżƣ higher education.” SƸᡉƫ ƠÿƣƸ żł ƸŊĪ ÿƣĪ hĪÿǜĪƣ żǜĪŲÿŲƸ ǝŊŏĜŊ Ŋÿƫ ƫĪĪŲ ƠŧĪģŃĪƫŰÿģĪěǣƸŊĪ GżǜĪƣŲŰĪŲƸ᠁ ěǀƫŏŲĪƫƫĪƫ᠁ ĜŊÿƣŏƸŏĪƫ᠁ ÿŲģ ǜżŧǀŲƸÿƣǣ ƫĪĜƸżƣ ŃƣżǀƠƫƸżƠƣżǜŏģĪ ǝżƣŤ ÿŲģ ĪģǀĜÿƸŏżŲᠵěÿƫĪģ żƠƠżƣƸǀŲŏƸŏĪƫ Ƹż ǣżǀŲŃ ƠĪżƠŧĪ ŧĪÿǜŏŲŃƸŊĪĜÿƣĪ ƫǣƫƸĪŰ᠇ ®ż łÿƣ᠁ ᚃᙹ żƣŃÿŲŏƫÿƸŏżŲƫ ŊÿǜĪ ƫŏŃŲĪģ ǀƠ᠁ ÿƫ ŊÿǜĪ ᙷᙹ universities tżƸŊŏŲŃ ÿěżǀƸ ƸŊŏƫ ŏƫ ěÿģ᠇ SƸᡉƫ ǜŏƸÿŧ ƸŊÿƸ ƸŊżƫĪ ǝŊż ŧĪÿǜĪ ĜÿƣĪ ŊÿǜĪ żƠƠżƣƸǀŲŏƸŏĪƫ ĪƢǀÿŧ Ƹż ƸŊżƫĪ ǝŊż ĜżŰĪ łƣżŰ ƫĪƸƸŧĪģ łÿŰŏŧǣ ěÿĜŤŃƣżǀŲģƫ᠇ Ųģ ÿ genuine attempt to speak up łżƣ ƸŊÿƸ ŏƫ ŲżƸ šǀƫƸ ŧÿǀģÿěŧĪ᠁ ŏƸᡉƫ ĪƫƫĪŲƸŏÿŧ᠇ But one thing is missing – money The groups the government is calling on, in particular councils ÿŲģ ǀŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸŏĪƫ᠁ ÿƣĪ ŃżŏŲŃ ƸŊƣżǀŃŊ ŏŲĜƣĪģŏěŧĪ ǿŲÿŲĜŏÿŧ ƫƢǀĪĪǭĪƫ᠇¼ŊĪǣÿƣĪ ŊÿǜŏŲŃ Ƹż ƣĪƫƸƣǀĜƸǀƣĪ ÿƸ łǀŲģÿŰĪŲƸÿŧ ŧĪǜĪŧƫ᠇ ®ż ŏŲ ƸŊŏƫ ƠżƫƸᠵÿǀƫƸĪƣŏƸǣ ƠĪƣŏżģ ƸŊĪ ŃżǜĪƣŲŰĪŲƸ ŲĪĪģƫ ƸżěÿĜŤǀƠƸŊĪ good words with cold hard cash Otherwise, it looks like they are having ƸŊĪ ěĪŲĪǿƸ żł ƫÿǣŏŲŃ ǝŊÿƸ ®NÃh' ŊÿƠƠĪŲ ǝŏƸŊżǀƸ ÿĜƸǀÿŧŧǣŊÿǜŏŲŃƸżģż ÿŲǣƸŊŏŲŃ ÿěżǀƸ ŏƸ᠇ S ŤŲżǝ ƸŊÿƸ ǝĪ ƫĪĪ ƣĪǢŏƸ ÿƫ ƸŊĪ ŃƣĪÿƸ ěŏŃ ģƣĪÿŰᠵĪÿƸĪƣ ƸŊÿƸƫŏƸƫżŲƸżƠ żł ƸŊĪ Ŋŏŧŧ ÿŲģ ŃżěěŧĪƫ ĪǜĪƣǣƸŊŏŲŃ᠁ ǝŏƸŊ ƠżŧŏĜǣ ÿŲģ ƠƣżŃƣĪƫƫ ěĪŏŲŃƫƸǣŰŏĪģ ǀŲƸŏŧ ƣĪƫżŧǀƸŏżŲ ŏƫ łżǀŲģ᠇ ǀƸ S ģżŲᡉƸ ÿĜĜĪƠƸ ƸŊÿƸ᠇ ĪĜÿǀƫĪ ŧŏłĪ ŰżǜĪƫ᠇£ĪżƠŧĪ ŰÿŤĪ ģĪĜŏƫŏżŲƫ ÿŲģ ģĪĜŏƫŏżŲƫ ĜżŲƸŏŲǀĪ ŏŲ ƣĪÿŧ ŧŏłĪ᠇ ®ż᠁ ƣÿƸŊĪƣƸŊÿŲǀƫŏŲŃÿ ᡈěǀƸ ƣĪǢŏƸᡉ ǵŧÿŃ żł ĜżŲǜĪŲŏĪŲĜĪ Ƹż ƠƣĪǜĪŲƸ ŰżǜĪŰĪŲƸ ᠤěĪĜÿǀƫĪƣĪÿŧŧǣƸŊÿƸ Ĝżǀŧģ ěĪ ǵŧżǝŲ łżƣ ƢǀŏƸĪ ƫżŰĪ ƸŏŰĪᠥ᠁ ƫŊÿŤĪ ƸŊĪ ƸŏŲ ÿƸ ƸŊĪ ¼ƣĪÿƫǀƣǣÿŲģŰÿŤĪ ģĪŰÿŲģƫ᠇ ¼ŊĪŲ Ńżżģ ǝżƣģƫ Ĝżǀŧģ ěĪ ěÿĜŤĪģ ǝŏƸŊ ƸŊĪ ŲĪĜĪƫƫÿƣǣĜÿƫŊ᠇ ¼ŊĪ ŧĪÿģĪƣƫ ǝŊż Ĝżǀŧģ ŃǀŏģĪ ǀƫ żǀƸ żł ƸŊĪ ŏŰƠÿƫƫĪ Űÿǣ ǜĪƣǣ ǝĪŧŧ ĜżŰĪ ƸŊƣżǀŃŊ ĜÿƣĪ᠇ ¼ŊĪ ƫżżŲĪƣ ǝĪ ŃŏǜĪ ƸŊĪŰ ÿ ŃĪŲǀŏŲĪ żƠƠżƣƸǀŲŏƸǣ᠁ ƸŊĪ ěĪƸƸĪƣ “Care leavers must have equal opportunities But one thing is missing – cash” Paul McNamee is editor of The Big Issue @pauldmcnamee Paul.McNamee@bigissue.com .&.]]gɋJCʸ07 CAPITAL AT RISK INVESTMENTS ARE LONG TERM AND MAY NOT BE READILY REALISABLE ABUNDANCE IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (525432) add to your rainy day fund without arming dictators abundance investment make good money Photo:/ģǀĜÿƸŏżŲSŰÿŃĪƫ᠓ÃSGǜŏÿGĪƸƸǣSŰÿŃĪƫ news HEARTLESS COUNCIL UNDER FIRE FOR TELLING WOMAN TO “COPE” WITH ROUGH SLEEPING Row in scenic Torba s arks debate on mental health and homelessness rĪŲƸÿŧ ŊĪÿŧƸŊ ÿŲģ ŊżŰĪŧĪƫƫŲĪƫƫ ĪǢƠĪƣƸƫ ŊÿǜĪ ƫŧÿŰŰĪģ ¼żƣěÿǣ żǀŲĜŏŧ ÿǽƸĪƣ ŏƸ Ƹżŧģ ÿ ǝżŰÿŲ ǝŏƸŊ ŰĪŲƸÿŧ ŊĪÿŧƸŊ ƠƣżěŧĪŰƫ ƫŊĪ ĜÿŲ ᡈĜżƠĪᡉ ǝŏƸŊ ƫŧĪĪƠŏŲŃ ƣżǀŃŊ᠇ The letter, sent to the young woman who was to be removed from temporary housing ÿǽƸĪƣ ÿ łżǀƣᠵǝĪĪŤ ƫƸÿǣ᠁ ŲżƸĪģ ƫŊĪ Ŋÿģ ěĪĪŲ ģŏÿŃŲżƫĪģ ǝŏƸŊ ģĪƠƣĪƫƫŏżŲ ÿŲģ ěżƣģĪƣŧŏŲĪ ƠĪƣƫżŲÿŧŏƸǣ disorder – but concluded that she was not a priority for accommodation, even if it meant she would ěĪ ŰÿģĪ ŊżŰĪŧĪƫƫ᠇ Ųģ ŏƸ ĜŧÿŏŰĪģ ƸŊÿƸ ƫŊĪ ǝÿƫ ŲżƸ ŧŏŤĪŧǣ Ƹż ƫǀdzłĪƣ ÿŲǣ ŰżƣĪ ŊÿƣŰ ƸŊÿŲ ᡆżƣģŏŲÿƣǣ people… even if that homelessness were to result in [her] having to sleep rough occasionally or in the longer term” Links between mental illness and homelessness have long been recognised According to Homeless Link, 80 per cent of homeless people in England reported mental health issues while 45 per cent have been diagnosed with a condition Dr Antonis Kousoulis, associate director of research and development at the Mental Health Foundation, told The Big Issue the impact of homelessness can be devastating for mentally ill people ᡆàĪŤŲżǝŊżŰĪŧĪƫƫŲĪƫƫŏŰƠÿĜƸƫżŲƠĪżƠŧĪᡉƫÿěŏŧŏƸǣƸżƫĪĜǀƣĪ ƫƸÿěŧĪ ŊżǀƫŏŲŃ᠁ ǿŲģ ÿŲģ ŰÿŏŲƸÿŏŲ a job, stay physically healthy and maintain relationships, which are Thelettersaidshe all very important factors for our could sleep rough mental health Being homeless can make it even harder to recover.” àŊĪŲ ¼ŊĪ ŏŃ SƫƫǀĪ ÿƠƠƣżÿĜŊĪģ the council it said in a statement that the full content of the letter had not been published on social media and did not show the criteria used by the assessor But it did Are you Britain’s next great crime writer? 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ǼȃɯǽǿCY+ǽǻǼȄ  not deny that it told the woman she was not at increased risk while sleeping rough, despite her diagnosed mental health problems The council spokesperson told The Big Issue: ᡆàŊĪŲ ÿŲǣżŲĪ ĜżŰĪƫ Ƹż ǀƫ ƫƸÿƸŏŲŃ ƸŊĪǣ ÿƣĪ homeless we try to help them as much as we can àĪ ģż żǀƣ ěĪƫƸ Ƹż ĪǢƠŧÿŏŲ żǀƣ ģĪĜŏƫŏżŲ ĜŧĪÿƣŧǣ ÿŲģ in a way that people can understand what it means for them.” The woman who received the letter is a client of local homelessness charity Humanity ¼żƣěÿǣ᠁ ǝŊŏĜŊ ĜżŲģĪŰŲĪģ ƸŊĪ ĜżǀŲĜŏŧᡉƫ heartless approach Groups of potentially vulnerable people classed ÿƫ ƠƣŏżƣŏƸǣ ŲĪĪģ ǀŲģĪƣ ƸŊĪ ĜżǀŲĜŏŧᡉƫ ĜƣŏƸĪƣŏÿ ŏŲĜŧǀģĪ pregnant women, people with dependents, the elderly, and people with disabilities and mental illness But Humanity Torbay points out that the woman at the centre of the row does fall under priority need, which was recognised by the council in its letter – yet was still told she will just have to sleep rough It is a challenge most of us would struggle to cope with even in full health – as /ģ ®Ƹÿdzłżƣģᡉƫ 60 Days On The Streets Channel documentaries are showing Free period poverty products in schools are top class When Philip Hammond announced that schools and colleges in England would receive free period poverty products in last week’s Spring Statement, it marked the latest ŰŏŧĪƫƸżŲĪ ŏŲ ƸŊĪ ŰżǜĪŰĪŲƸ Ƹż ÿěżŧŏƫŊ period poverty The changes will come into force in the next academic year to prevent girls from being łżƣĜĪģ Ƹż ƸÿŤĪ ƸŏŰĪ żdzł ƫĜŊżżŧ ěĪĜÿǀƫĪ ƸŊĪǣ ĜÿŲŲżƸ ÿdzłżƣģ ƸŊĪ ěÿƫŏĜ ĪƫƫĪŲƸŏÿŧƫ ƸŊĪǣ ŲĪĪģ every month The Big Issue has played an integral role in ƸŊĪ ǿŃŊƸ ÿŃÿŏŲƫƸ ƠĪƣŏżģ ƠżǜĪƣƸǣ ǝŏƸŊ żǀƣ ƫǀƠƠżƣƸ of Hey Girls who, alongside other campaigners like The Red Box Project, Bloody Big Brunch and Amika George, shone a light on the problem Since Celia Hodson founded Hey Girls with daughters Becky and Kate at the beginning of 2018, the Scottish social enterprise has grown ƫż ƣÿƠŏģŧǣ ƸŊÿƸ ƸŊĪǣ ÿƣĪ Ųżǝ ƫƸżĜŤŏŲŃ àÿŏƸƣżƫĪ and Asda shelves, in part thanks to a £50,000 ŏŲǜĪƫƸŰĪŲƸ łƣżŰ ŏŃ SƫƫǀĪ SŲǜĪƫƸᡉƫ £żǝĪƣ ÃƠ Scotland social investment programme They unveiled their #Pads4Dads campaign last week, enlisting the help of social enterprise advocate Michael Sheen to smash the stigma around periods with resources and products to help dads ᡆSƸᡉƫ ÿǝŤǝÿƣģ łżƣ ģÿģƫ Ƹż ŊÿǜĪ ƸŊŏƫ ĜŊÿƸ ěĪĜÿǀƫĪ ĜŊÿŲĜĪƫ ÿƣĪ ƸŊĪǣ ģŏģŲᡉƸ ŧĪÿƣŲ ÿěżǀƸ ƠĪƣŏżģƫ ŏŲ ƫĜŊżżŧ᠁ᡇ ƫÿŏģ ®ŊĪĪŲ᠇ ᡆàĪ ǝÿŲƸ Ƹż ěĪ ƫǀƠƠżƣƸŏǜĪ᠁ ěǀƸ ƸŊĪƣĪᡉƫ ÿŧŰżƫƸ Ųż ŏŲłżƣŰÿƸŏżŲ żǀƸ ƸŊĪƣĪ ÿŏŰĪģ ÿƸ ģÿģƫ᠇ hĪƸᡉƫ ŲżƸ ŧĪÿǜĪ ģÿģƫ żǀƸ of the bloody conversation!” Hammond also announced £3bn to build ᙹᙶ᠁ᙶᙶᙶ ÿdzłżƣģÿěŧĪ ŊżŰĪƫ ᠁ěǀƸ ǝÿƫ ĜƣŏƸŏĜŏƫĪģ łżƣ ŲżƸ ƫĜƣÿƠƠŏŲŃ ƸŊĪ ěĪŲĪǿƸ ĜÿƠ ǝŏƸŊ ĜÿŰƠÿŏŃŲĪƣƫ ǝÿƣŲŏŲŃƸŊÿƸᡆłÿŰŏŧŏĪƫǝżǀŧģěĪĜǀƸÿģƣŏǽƸᡇ᠇ .&.]]gɋJC ʸ 09 Growing pains Minding The Gap started out as documentary about skateboarding pals, but when life got in the way it became a whole lot more than that, says Simon Brew ast year the outstanding documentary  Sỵđỵỵỵ ỵỵỵ back ỵỵỵỵỵ ỵỵỵỵỵ ỵ Feature documentaries, though, are thriving, and the latest example is Minding Gỵ, an engrossing piece of work from movie directorial debutant Bing Liu Unlike Sỵ đỵỵỵ Academy Award nomination hỵỵỵỵỵ era where video cameras were commonplace As such, in his teens, he started shooting footage of himself and his two friends Keire and Zack that charted their ỵỵỵỵỵỵ foundation from which to follow the trio over the next dozen years or so, as we gradually learn more and more about them Skateboarding may have been the activity that put a smile on their faces, but each was, in their youth, hiding another side to their lives As they each ỵỵỵ individual stories are slowly revealed ỵỵỵỵƯỵ hỵỵỵ ỵỵ and what makes rGỵ all the more haunting ỵỵỵỵỵF fỵ loss of his father Bing, meanwhile, has questions of his ỵ and their young son All around them, the town where they grew up changes too, and whilst the story is ỵỵh very much has universal qualities ỵỵỵdỵ Altman must have had hundreds of hours of footage ỵỵ ỵỵ ỵỵỵ seamless, the raw footage adding a feel of authenticity ỵỵỵỵỵỵ ỵỵỵ ỵỵỵỵ ỵỵỵ ỵỵỵ ỵ ỵ ỵ feels like half that Occasionally funny and profoundly moving, r Gỵ feels all the more impactful because its ỵ ỵ ỵ ỵ ỵ Liu was looking to capture the camaraderie and the shared love of a hobby that started in boyhood, before ỵ ỵ ỵ ỵ ỵ f ỵ worth tracking down I would recommend a double bill with Sỵ đỵ ỵ to watch them on the same day L Skate expectations: Bing Liu’s doc takes some unexpected turns Photo:/ǜĪƣĪƸƸ żŧŧĪĜƸŏżŲSŲĜ᠓ŧÿŰǣ®ƸżĜŤ£ŊżƸż ILL THRILL Keep an eye out too for Five Feet Apart᠁ ÿ ǿŧŰ ÿěżǀƸ Ƹǝż ǣżǀŲŃƫƸĪƣƫ ǝŊż ÿƣĪ łĪŧŧżǝ ƠÿƸŏĪŲƸƫ ŏŲ ÿ ŊżƫƠŏƸÿŧ ěÿƸƸŧŏŲŃ ģŏƫÿěŏŧŏƸǣ᠇ SƸᡉƫ ÿ ƣżŰÿŲƸŏĜ ģƣÿŰÿ ƠƣżŰŏƫŏŲŃ ƣĪÿŧ ŊĪÿƣƸ ÿŲģ ƠÿƸŊżƫ᠇ SƸᡉƫ ŃĪƸƸŏŲŃ ÿ ƣĪŧÿƸŏǜĪŧǣ ƫŰÿŧŧ ƣĪŧĪÿƫĪ Ƹżż᠁ ěǀƸ ģĪƫĪƣǜĪƫ Ƹż ěĪ CY+ CULTURE | FILM REVIEW rGỵ ỵ rỵ .&.]]gJC33 Class acts FleabagDerry GirlsơÔâổẵỹơÔẵờịỹịLucy Sweetờổ ổâỹậẵỹịừổậâơÔâẵơÔâổổâẵậÊẵổẵÊẵơừcrịâậửị hat with Derry Girls and Fleabag on the TV the other week AND International Women’s Day, men 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'ỵỵỵỵỵ ỵỵỵỵỵ will stay thematically true to Gaiman’s source text, tackling questions that have only become even more relevant since 2017 “Whether it be race, religion, misogyny, homophobia, we will not shy away from It’s something that we need to keep constantly in the headlines because silence sides with the oppressor As weve seen through ẳỵrẳs, when ỵ but the oppressor. At one point in American Gods, Shadow’s wife comes back from the grave and tells him he isn’t dead, but she’s not sure that he’s really alive It speaks to the passivity of a sensitive stoic whos Mr Wednesday (Ian ỵỵ McShane) and Shadow Moon FŻƢÃfǛŎĩǜĩƢƪ,ǜʼnŻȀƢƪƷłŻƷƷŻţűŻǜ (Whittle) prepare for battle Whittle on Hollyoaks, the ability to carry such a complex story on the shoulders of an undemonstrative character is proof positive that he is a genuine international star And Whittle stands by the equally bold decision to quit his ỵđỵỵ-ỵỵ, saying hed been bullied by the show’s creator Jason Rothenberg A risky move for a relative newcomer, Whittle felt it was his only option, to “stand up for himself and his fellow cast members” He explains: “I’m a Royal Air Force kid My mum’s my queen and my dad’s my idol, they taught me to treat everybody equally and with respect In Ȅĩᚆᚅᚅ, I refused to stay with people who I thought were disgusting,” he explains “I’m a strong believer in karma And I feel ỵSSỵrđỵỵỵdỵ Gillian Anderson and Crispin Glover And Im number one. 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