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The Vault: Your Side

Mic Looby, Ed#428, March 2013 There was a time when lefties were thought of as gauche. Sinister, even. And some of them were. So let’s not ...

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13 June 2013 Author: Mic Looby

Quick Fix: Grave Concerns

Dear Quick Fix, Following a recent workplace promotion, I have moved to a new office workstation and I have come into a new mouse and mousepad. ...

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7 June 2013 Author: Sophie Quick

Letters from Pop

In 1967, aged 10, I wrote a letter to my maternal grandfather in Scotland, largely to show off a new set of pens. Somewhat to ...

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6 June 2013 Author: Alan Attwood

My Word: Thick as Thieves

Adam Curley and his cousin, Trish, share an uncommon closeness. Ed#390, September 2011 They called us ‘Trish’n’Ad’, rolling our names together the way you hope people don’t, ...

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4 June 2013 Author: Adam Curley

On Top of the World

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the ascent of Everest. Alan Attwood explores the deadly allure of the highest peak on earth. It seems such a ...

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29 May 2013 Author: Alan Attwood

Quick Fix: Chopper Checking

Dear Quick Fix,  I am a hard-working and ambitious young professional with a crowded set of maxillary incisors. Since I am very busy and time-poor – ...

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29 May 2013 Author: Sophie Quick

Climb Every Mountain

Firstly, let me say what an honour it is to be writing this Editorial. Rest assured there hasn’t been a coup at The Big Issue: ...

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10 May 2013 Author: Patrick Witton

Quick Fix: Deal-breakers

Dear Quick Fix, My boyfriend Tony is a wonderful man – smart, funny, fit, rich and faithful…but, after three years together, I can’t seem to shake ...

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10 May 2013 Author: Sophie Quick

Music and Memories

When I was a boy in the 1960s, TV news bulletins would often feature items on the Vietnam War. It was not uncommon for these ...

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26 April 2013 Author: Alan Attwood

The Vault: Grandad's Letters

War changes people. It can take time to understand this. Andy Drewitt, Ed#405, April 2012 The photograph of my grandfather sat on a shelf in my bedroom, ...

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24 April 2013 Author: Andy Drewitt