Festivals, Jonathan Pie and free money!

Back with a headbang: The future of festivals IMPORTANT: Big Issue vendors are back on their pitches across the UK. Please support your local vendor. If you can't reach your regular vendor, get your copy of this week's magazine from The Big Issue Shop or subscribe to get the magazine every week. You can also purchase one-off issues from The Big Issue app, available now from the App Store or Google Play.   Download and beyond Large-scale events are being tested for a post-Covid world. We sent intrepid metalhead Liam Geraghty to Download Festival to report on what it was like to mosh maskless in a muddy field after over a year of lockdown and social isolation. It was a glimpse into the future…   Silver Pride LGBTQ people are more likely to be lonely in old age but there's a community reaching out to ease the pain   Citizens' rights With the deadline for EU settled status looming, we find out if it's right to be concerned about a Windrush-type scandal   Also inside Black Widow gets her shot at a solo movie, and it's the fact she's a superhero without a superpower that makes her special, says the film's director Cate Shortland He may be a real gone kid, but Deacon Blue's frontman Ricky Ross says it's because he's managed to avoid real work for 40 years, in a Letter To My Younger Self Fact/Fiction – MPs say the term 'white privilege' is harmful to non-minority pupils. We ask to see their working The remarkable story of the almost forgotten woman, Etta Lemon, who founded the conservation movement as we know it today And our vendor Oprea Raducan shares his tips on how to build a successful business Plus much more! Read More Inside Download Festival: The biggest multiday maskless event in the UK since Covid-19 Big Issue reporter Liam Geraghty breaks down what it was like to cast the mask aside and head for the moshpit at an event that is make-or-break for British festivals Read More EU citizens risk losing jobs and homes as deadline looms Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens risk losing their jobs and homes if they do not apply for status by 30th June, experts warn. Read More 'I think Jonathan Pie would have joined GB News' Jonathan Pie's political rants have become a social media phenomenon. Creator Tom Walker sits down with The Big Issue to tackle free speech, the state of the media and why writing about homelessness is easy Read More Right to Food Day: Campaigners' push for National Food Strategy inclusion Food poverty campaigners declare national Right to Food Day and make nationwide plea to back human rights in the National Food Strategy Read More You could be entitled to free money - here's how You could be due Universal Credit, council tax support and free money towards household bills. Don't miss out  Read More Climate Change Committee warns of 'gulf' between promises and action The UK government has made big promises on climate change, but the reality is a pattern of inaction Read More Big Issue founder's Future Generations Bill returns to the House of Lords Peers got the chance to debate the Lord John Bird's Future Generations Bill for the first time at Friday's second reading Read More Contact | Copyright © 2020 The Big Issue. Unsubscribe.

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