Over 1,000 refurbished phones from @giffgaff have gone to people shut out of work by digital exclusion. One went to Sam, who keeps @Dott’s Bristol bikes safe to ride with @BigIssueRecruit. “Without it, I’d be stranded.” -Ad bigissue.com/life/giffgaff-…
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A little kindness can go a long way, says celebrated artist and author Charlie Mackesy ❤️
The creator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, who illustrated this week’s exclusive cover, reminds us that “small things can be huge".
"The smile. The text, ‘How are you getting cup of tea. Small acts of kindness can save a life.”
To read more, pick up a copy from your local Big Issue vendor today!
The creator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, who illustrated this week’s exclusive cover, reminds us that “small things can be huge".
"The smile. The text, ‘How are you getting cup of tea. Small acts of kindness can save a life.”
To read more, pick up a copy from your local Big Issue vendor today!
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"I'm getting a rapport with the locals and there's a hell of a lot of tourists here as well.”
📍 Chris sells Big Issue outside Round Church, Cambridge
➡️ Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/big-is…
📍 Chris sells Big Issue outside Round Church, Cambridge
➡️ Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/big-is…
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Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
We spoke to @WatesGroup’s Pip Prongué about the barriers holding housing back – and why homes need to be planned like infrastructure, beyond political cycles.
Read more 👇 -Ad
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We spoke to @WatesGroup’s Pip Prongué about the barriers holding housing back – and why homes need to be planned like infrastructure, beyond political cycles.
Read more 👇 -Ad
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This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside:
💡 Rethinking prisons
🐶 Could you choose between your dog and your home?
🎧 Superstar DJs Chase & Status play it back
Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peak here. bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
💡 Rethinking prisons
🐶 Could you choose between your dog and your home?
🎧 Superstar DJs Chase & Status play it back
Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peak here. bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
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💛 How do you buy your Big Issue?
Whether cash or contactless, here are some top tips to give you the best buying experience.
When buying your Big Issue, you should:
📅 Check the vendors badge is in date
📕 Check the date on the front cover
💰 Pay with cash, card or the QR code
agazine and enjoy the read!
Whether cash or contactless, here are some top tips to give you the best buying experience.
When buying your Big Issue, you should:
📅 Check the vendors badge is in date
📕 Check the date on the front cover
💰 Pay with cash, card or the QR code
agazine and enjoy the read!
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“Last year my flat caught on fire. If it wasn’t for Big Issue I’d have nothing”
📍 Karl Burns sells Big Issue outside NatWest, The Square, Bournemouth
“I don’t know if you remember but there was a homeless man beaten half to death in St Peter’s Church. That was me.”
➡️ Read ur website : bigissue.com/vendors/karl-b…
📍 Karl Burns sells Big Issue outside NatWest, The Square, Bournemouth
“I don’t know if you remember but there was a homeless man beaten half to death in St Peter’s Church. That was me.”
➡️ Read ur website : bigissue.com/vendors/karl-b…
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Campaign win 🚨
We have won our call to make it easier for councils to bring empty homes back into use.
After months of campaigning, the government has listened. Councils will now be able to take control of empty properties after only 6 months and rent them to people who need ng-term empty homes in the UK and record levels of people experiencing homelessness, this is an important first step. But there is still more to do to. We are continuing to call for a National Empty Homes strategy to bring these properties back into use as low-cost rental accommodation.
👉 Read more about this campaign: bigissue.com/news/housing/e…
We have won our call to make it easier for councils to bring empty homes back into use.
After months of campaigning, the government has listened. Councils will now be able to take control of empty properties after only 6 months and rent them to people who need ng-term empty homes in the UK and record levels of people experiencing homelessness, this is an important first step. But there is still more to do to. We are continuing to call for a National Empty Homes strategy to bring these properties back into use as low-cost rental accommodation.
👉 Read more about this campaign: bigissue.com/news/housing/e…
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This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside:
⭐ The limitless Lenny Rush
✏️ Mapping homelessness
💷 How Right to Buy is costing councils
Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peek here. 👀bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
⭐ The limitless Lenny Rush
✏️ Mapping homelessness
💷 How Right to Buy is costing councils
Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peek here. 👀bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
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🐾🏠 Sleep rough or give up your dog?
The people we asked didn't even need to think about it. But for people experiencing homelessness, being locked out of safe accommodation because of your pet can have devastating consequences.
Nobody should have to make that choice.
experiencing homelessness has a pet, yet temporary and emergency accommodation often doesn't allow animals.
That means people are being forced to choose between a safe place to sleep and the animal they love.
This is #TheImpawsibleChoice. It shouldn't exist.
On World Homeless Day, we’re calling on the government to make temporary and emergency housing pet-friendly by default.
✍️ Help us reach 10,000 signatures. Sign the petition via the link in comments.
The people we asked didn't even need to think about it. But for people experiencing homelessness, being locked out of safe accommodation because of your pet can have devastating consequences.
Nobody should have to make that choice.
experiencing homelessness has a pet, yet temporary and emergency accommodation often doesn't allow animals.
That means people are being forced to choose between a safe place to sleep and the animal they love.
This is #TheImpawsibleChoice. It shouldn't exist.
On World Homeless Day, we’re calling on the government to make temporary and emergency housing pet-friendly by default.
✍️ Help us reach 10,000 signatures. Sign the petition via the link in comments.
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This week's Big Issue is out now! Inside:
🥫 Food for good
🤝 The charity showing Labour the way
🎨 Louis Theroux gets his portrait done
Buy a copy from your local vendor today! And read a sneak peak here. 👀
bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
🥫 Food for good
🤝 The charity showing Labour the way
🎨 Louis Theroux gets his portrait done
Buy a copy from your local vendor today! And read a sneak peak here. 👀
bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
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“I would describe my upbringing as living through hell.”
📍 Richard Broadway sells Big Issue outside Co-op, Westgate-on-Sea & Co-op, Birchington
“When I’ve been at my lowest, just wanting to end it all, the friends I’ve made over the years have kept me going.”
“I would recone that has a mental health problem. It stops you thinking about the bad stuff.”
“I went through five and a half years of suffering, and I watched my mum and sister suffer too.”
“All I want is to get my garden clean and manageable, and then I could get myself a dog. That would solve a hell of a lot of my problems. It would mean the world.”
“I’m known in Westgate and Birchington as the dog whisperer. Their owners get dragged to where I am!”
➡️Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/richar…
📍 Richard Broadway sells Big Issue outside Co-op, Westgate-on-Sea & Co-op, Birchington
“When I’ve been at my lowest, just wanting to end it all, the friends I’ve made over the years have kept me going.”
“I would recone that has a mental health problem. It stops you thinking about the bad stuff.”
“I went through five and a half years of suffering, and I watched my mum and sister suffer too.”
“All I want is to get my garden clean and manageable, and then I could get myself a dog. That would solve a hell of a lot of my problems. It would mean the world.”
“I’m known in Westgate and Birchington as the dog whisperer. Their owners get dragged to where I am!”
➡️Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/richar…
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This week's cover star KSI looked back on his 2023 cover of Big Issue 💫
He reflected on how different his life looked then compared to now.
YouTuber, musician, entrepreneur and talent scout, KSI has worn plenty of hats.
Now he’s added another to the list: part-owner of . He told us all about his new role in this week’s magazine – pick up a copy from your local Big Issue vendor 🗞️
He reflected on how different his life looked then compared to now.
YouTuber, musician, entrepreneur and talent scout, KSI has worn plenty of hats.
Now he’s added another to the list: part-owner of . He told us all about his new role in this week’s magazine – pick up a copy from your local Big Issue vendor 🗞️
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💛 Buy this weeks edition of Big Issue, featuring cover star @KSI, from your local vendor.
YouTuber, musician, entrepreneur and talent scout, KSI has worn plenty of hats.
Now he’s added another to the list: part-owner of Dagenham & Redbridge FC. He told us all about his new rolee 🗞️
YouTuber, musician, entrepreneur and talent scout, KSI has worn plenty of hats.
Now he’s added another to the list: part-owner of Dagenham & Redbridge FC. He told us all about his new rolee 🗞️
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This week's Big Issue is out today! Inside:
👁️ Big tech is watching you
🗣️ Escaping modern slavery
🤖 Do we really need all these data centres?
Buy a copy from your local vendor today – and read a sneak peek here.
bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
👁️ Big tech is watching you
🗣️ Escaping modern slavery
🤖 Do we really need all these data centres?
Buy a copy from your local vendor today – and read a sneak peek here.
bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…
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📣 Need. Resources. Put them together.
Bringing empty homes back into use is 2.6 times cheaper than building new.
It’s also quicker and greener 💚
The facts are:
👉 There are more than 309,000 long-term empty homes in England.
👉135,580 households are living in unsuitable in England.
👉1.34 million households are on local authority social housing waiting lists.
Big Issue is calling on government to publish a national Empty Homes Strategy to help tackle the housing crisis.
🏠 Find out more: bigissue.com/campaign-with-…
Bringing empty homes back into use is 2.6 times cheaper than building new.
It’s also quicker and greener 💚
The facts are:
👉 There are more than 309,000 long-term empty homes in England.
👉135,580 households are living in unsuitable in England.
👉1.34 million households are on local authority social housing waiting lists.
Big Issue is calling on government to publish a national Empty Homes Strategy to help tackle the housing crisis.
🏠 Find out more: bigissue.com/campaign-with-…
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Vote For Light - Jamie Reid
👉 What's your big issue?
To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is.
Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/new…
This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up's project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.
👉 What's your big issue?
To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is.
Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/new…
This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up's project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.
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This Machine Kills Fascists - Grow Up
👉 What's your big issue?
To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is.
Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/new…
This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow ture project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.
👉 What's your big issue?
To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is.
Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/new…
This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow ture project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.
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