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Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
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Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”

Kirsty Blackman MP met with vendor Pamela Milac to hear more about the challenges facing people living on low incomes in Aberdeen

Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
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Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
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Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

As the government wrestles with how to “Get Britain Working”, Big Issue Recruit’s ethical, end-to-end employment support is delivering results for its candidates

Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
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Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
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Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year
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New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year

Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
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Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
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Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
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Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  
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Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
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“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen

“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue
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“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue

Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences
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Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
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John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador
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King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador

John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto
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John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto

Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue
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Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue

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Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
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Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
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“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”
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Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”

Milton Keynes-based community interest company receives £50K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help empower disadvantaged communities
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Milton Keynes-based community interest company receives £50K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help empower disadvantaged communities