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In This Weeks Issue

Summer of pop - Scots golden girl Amy Macdonald on stardom and why she’ll never be a WAG. Plus REM lead our bumper festival bonanza.

Money scatters - The global bank is broke: can we fix it? We ask the world’s top finance guru, and learn where the UK’s squandered trillions went.
Fergie’s Dubya act - We go behind the scenes at the White House as Scots funnyman Craig Ferguson storms Bush’s stronghold.
School rules! The latest Big Issue Goes Back To School event with Kevin Brooks was another rip-roaring success. Read all about it!
And all your usual news, reviews and what's on and more
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In Next Weeks Issue

Summer is coming! As everyone looks for cheaper holidays we reveal the best breaks in Scotland for families, for walks, extreme sports and more. Also travel guru Simon Calder on why he loves Scotland and Sex in the City’s Kim Cattrall talks shoes and men... ON SALE May 15

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Vendor of the week

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'I want to better myself. I'm taking exams'

Iain McDonald, 28, sells the mag at Princes Square, Glasgow

Campaign of the Week

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Open books

With virtual lives full of MSN, Bebo, Facebook and all the TV they can surf it’s harder than ever to get young people interested in books. The Big Issue Goes to School does it by bringing the writers to the kids.

Entertainment

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Just for kicks, The Kooks

The big ask

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Can churches solve the housing crisis?