The Big Issue

The Big Issue is a UK-based street paper that supports the homeless, the vulnerably housed asnd those seeking to escape poverty. Vendors normally buy the magazine for £1.25 and sell to the public for £2.50. We are using Zinio digital editions to create additonal revenue opportunities to fund our street-based and pastoral care services for our vendors. We are a social enterprise company and all revenues go to support the vulnerable communities we serve. Our goal is to move our vendors away from dependency and towards full time employment

The long journey to gain rights and recognition

THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

The Big Issue UK

EDITOR’S LETTER

A GREEN REVOLUTION AND THE TORY MELTDOWN GIVE LABOUR REAL HOPE

LETTERS

GLOBAL ROUNDUP • Street papers and positive thinkers making a difference around the world

WINTER WILL BE HARD. WE’RE HERE TO HELP

‘PEOPLE REALLY UNDERESTIMATE ME’ • A struggling single mum just over a decade ago, Stacey Solomon has since made the journey from reality TV wannabe to national treasure. She recalls the battle to make ends meet, and issues a challenge for our most prominent politicians

BLACK FRANCIS • From beret-wearing LA folkie to indie classics via gospel, the Pixies frontman’s life has been filled with music

FREEDOM: KOESTLER ARTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Books

Film

Lydia West ‘ I JUST WANT TO REPRESENT REAL PEOPLE’ • The rising star ponders the moral dilemmas of new BBC drama Inside Man and the real-world impact of It’s a Sin

Music

Puzzles

MY PITCH • Waitrose, Southsea, Portsmouth Monday-Saturday 10am-3pm