The Big Issue – August 19, 2019

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Hello, my

name is Paul

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contents.

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HOLIDAYHUNGER

Howa lackoffoodandfunwithfriends

canmakegoingbacktoschoola

miserable and lonely experience

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FACT/FICTION

Issocialmediaprovingtoo

damaging for teenagers?

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KNIFECRIME

Forgetshort,sharpshocksforoffenders

• thePMneedstofindoutwhykidsare
  picking up blades in the first place

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CHANGEMAKER

HelenCosta’svirtualmodel

helpspotentialadopters face

parenting reality

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LETTERTOMY

YOUNGERSELF

SnookeraceStephenHendryon

howbeingatthe top means making

big sacrifices

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VIVIENNEWESTWOOD

Thefashionqueenonsavingtheplanet

• andwhyshe’s made us a special
  T-shirt

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PLUNDERIN

THECOMMONS

Forests,lands,libraries– they’re ours

and we want them back

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FILM

Pedro Almodóvar pokes fun at himself

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