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 path of most resistance

THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

The Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER

BIRD’S WORDS

LETTERS

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

OUR VENDORS & THE QUEEN • The royal family are longstanding supporters of the work done by The Big Issue and many of our vendors have their own memories of the Queen from over the years. After news broke of her death, we asked some of them to share their thoughts

THE NEW GREEN KING • Charles is more forward-thinking than the government when it comes to the environment. But can he influence policy direction?

WHY ARE ANTI-MONARCHY PROTESTERS BEING ARRESTED AFTER THE QUEEN’S DEATH?

TEACHERS ARE RUNNING FOODBANKS IN SCHOOLS SO CHILDREN DON’T GO HUNGRY

THIS IS THE FUTURE OF FARMING

MOTSI MABUSE • The Strictly star lived through apartheid and the loss of her big brother – then dancing helped her to build her own stage

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Michael Flatley LORD OF THE SPIES

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