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The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
Opinion

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
Opinion

We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world

The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007’s stunts
Film

The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007’s stunts

Salvage Hunters’ Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller
News

Salvage Hunters’ Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains – the nostalgia of the old railways
Opinion

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains – the nostalgia of the old railways

Why we need a video game about homelessness
News

Why we need a video game about homelessness

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
Books

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks

Climate change: A Big Issue seller’s plea for compassion towards animals and our planet
Opinion

Climate change: A Big Issue seller’s plea for compassion towards animals and our planet

James Bond’s cocktail consultant explains why a vodka martini is better shaken than stirred
Food

James Bond’s cocktail consultant explains why a vodka martini is better shaken than stirred

Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture
News

Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture

Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years
News

Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years

The Great British Bake Off shows there’s still hope for the country
TV

The Great British Bake Off shows there’s still hope for the country

Five reasons to love … Swindon
News

Five reasons to love … Swindon

The Paper Tigers: Kung Fu caper punches above its weight
Film

The Paper Tigers: Kung Fu caper punches above its weight

Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
News

Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking

Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
News

Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves

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‘I lost my home, I didn’t lose my pride’: Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
News

‘I lost my home, I didn’t lose my pride’: Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird

Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships
Books

Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company

Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale
Books

Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale