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

Stormy return to school

THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

EDITOR’S LETTER

BIG ISSUE

BIRD’S WORDS

LETTERS

The BIG ISSUE BULLETIN • What we’ve done, what we’re doing

WHEN MARTIN COMPSTON MET ARCTIC MONKEYS • The biggest band in Britain had only one destination for their exclusive comeback interview – The Big Issue. We wanted to make it memorable, so we took Line of Duty star and Arctic Monkeys superfan Martin Compston to Budapest to waltz on the Danube with singer Alex Turner and hang out with his musical heroes

ME AND MY MONKEYS

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

SHARON HORGAN • When she wasn’t being a rebel she just wanted to make people laugh, but nothing beats the trippiness of motherhood

STREET ART

Books

A creeping autocracy we ignore at our peril

Film

CHILL IN THE AIR

ROBIN INCE IS ON THE ROAD

Music

Puzzles

MY PITCH • Wilko, Boscawen Street, Truro Monday-Saturday 9.30am-3pm

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL?

HOW TO SEE THE WORLD AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE

HOW IT’S POSSIBLE TO HOLIDAY SUSTAINABLY ON A BUDGET

TOP TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY

DISCOVER A WORLD OF ADVENTURE THAT’S BETTER FOR THE PLANET WITH INTREPID TRAVEL

WHY EUROPE’S SLEEPER TRAINS ARE WAKING UP AGAIN

FAIR PLAYERS • Airbnb has been criticised for transforming cities by driving up rents and creating shortages in the rental market. Italian street paper zebra went to Venice to explore a socially responsible alternative, Fairbnb

THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT VANISHING PLACES IS NOT TO VISIT THEM