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What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
Big Issue at 35

What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’

Big Issue vendor Kelvin Gregory has been with the Big Issue since its inception in 1991. He barely recognises himself when we show him footage of him working at Big Issue back in 2000

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
Big Issue 35

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’

Dan Bleach’s story is a shining example of perseverance and a reminder that we should never give up on our dreams

Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
Social Justice

Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’

The music megastar, photographer and homelessness campaigner joins Big Issue’s mission to dismantle poverty as magazine turns 35

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
our vendors

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Housing

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’

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‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Letters

‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’

Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
News

Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’

Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
In memoriam

Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Steven MacKenzie

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Letters

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’

Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk
Advertorial

Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Housing

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
News

Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar

‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
Life

‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Letters

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Reader offer

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters

Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament

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‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
Advertorial

‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Exclusive

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters

Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope

Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Behind the scenes

Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide