Our Vendors
‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
Big Issue readers rail against a report suggesting that PIP payments should be cut for one-in-six working age claimants.
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Big Issue readers react to Andy Burnham’s first Labour conference speech as prime minister – and the one delivered by Big Issue vendor Nathan Dale
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
After years of struggling to move around his property Jason is taking his housing association to court
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
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’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘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’
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
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
‘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
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’
‘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: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
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
‘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’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
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: 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
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
