‘I lost my home, I didn’t lose my pride’: Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
‘I lost my home, I didn’t lose my pride’: Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
Fresh from selling The Big Issue with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lee Welham discusses the magazine’s past, present and future with co-founder John Bird.
Here’s what happened when Christopher Eccleston had a heart-to-heart with Big Issue seller Clive
Here’s what happened when Christopher Eccleston had a heart-to-heart with Big Issue seller Clive
The Doctor Who star and Plymouth vendor quickly realised they had more in common than they first thought.
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
A community-led housing group have shovels in the ground to build 36 affordable homes in Lewisham – the largest project of its type in the capital.
Top Stories
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
CO2 crisis: Why you shouldn’t panic buy
CO2 crisis: Why you shouldn’t panic buy
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking the M25?
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking the M25?
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
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Culture
Here's what happened when Christopher Eccleston had a heart-to-heart with Big Issue seller Clive
Here's what happened when Christopher Eccleston had a heart-to-heart with Big Issue seller Clive
The Doctor Who star and Plymouth vendor quickly realised they had more in common than they first thought.
Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships
Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships
Warren Ellis uses a piece of chewing gum stolen from his idol's piano top to mythical levels, with a few good stories along the way.
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid's Tale
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid's Tale
Author John D Rutter selects his top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, featuring Margaret Atwood, George Orwell and Franz Kafka.
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More than 70 MPs back motion to stop ministers lying in parliament
More than 70 MPs back motion to stop ministers lying in parliament
The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa
The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa
Climate crisis laid bare as new map illustrates threat of rising sea levels
Climate crisis laid bare as new map illustrates threat of rising sea levels
Shaun Ryder: 'It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us'
Shaun Ryder: 'It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us'
'We had to get it right': Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham on Covid drama Help
'We had to get it right': Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham on Covid drama Help
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 increase matter?
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 increase matter?
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
How Priti Patel’s new policing bill threatens your right to protest
How Priti Patel’s new policing bill threatens your right to protest
Opinion
If we are going to build back better we need to think local
If we are going to build back better we need to think local
Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK's poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating
Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK's poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating
Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families
Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families
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Life
Energy crisis: What you should do about high bills and your supplier
Energy crisis: What you should do about high bills and your supplier
How The Body Shop shapes businesses to make a better world
How The Body Shop shapes businesses to make a better world
Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day
Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day
Inside The Big Issue
A week in the life of a service broker: Gabi Sima, Birmingham
A week in the life of a service broker: Gabi Sima, Birmingham
Dennis Publishing Sales Challenge
Dennis Publishing Sales Challenge
Royal College of Nursing - HR Leadership Challenge
Royal College of Nursing - HR Leadership Challenge
A Week in the Life – Michael Hill and Hannah Smith, Service Brokers in Oxford