John Bird
The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope

The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope
‘The Beatles were right to preach love. But it’s not all we need’

‘The Beatles were right to preach love. But it’s not all we need’
‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’

‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’
The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been

The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been
Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins

Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins
The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face
Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn’t helping

Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn’t helping
This government cannot be trusted with the public purse

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse
Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world

Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
In the midst of another Covid battle it’s time to focus on those in need

In the midst of another Covid battle it’s time to focus on those in need
Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity

Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity
Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world

Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world
Our government’s safety nets for people facing homelessness are riddled with holes

Our government’s safety nets for people facing homelessness are riddled with holes
Big Issue founder says the future ‘can’t be compromised by the poor politics of today’

Big Issue founder says the future ‘can’t be compromised by the poor politics of today’
Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
‘I lost my home, I didn’t lose my pride’: Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
