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Issue 1292 - We Need to Talk

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It’s Time to Talk: As mental health charity Time to Change mark their Time to Talk Day on February 1, our special edition is dedicated to keeping you yakking. Chances are you will know someone who is dealing with a mental health issue or perhaps be in that situation yourself. It’s time to talk about it

Also this week...

In Letter To My Younger Self, composer Philip Glass reveals why he stayed up late to listen to house tunes, why he’s stunned he can make a living from music and how he unknowingly chatted with Leonard Cohen while he was on his deathbed

"People need to talk but they also need to bloody listen": Sam Clafin, star of new war drama Journey's End tells why the trauma of shell shock still resounds 100 years on and why opening your ears is as important as opening your mouth.

Ewe are not alone: Brexit, climate change and isolation are causing soaring levels of mental illness among farmers. We discover the campaigners reaching out across the gate

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