128 days to end rough sleeping

Prime minister and one-time guest Big Issue vendor Andy Burnham has pledged to give every person sleeping rough in England a route off the streets by Christmas. It’s part of his drive to put an end to street homelessness, and he speaks exclusively in this week’s Big Issue about his huge plans. He also reveals that he’s donating a percentage of his PM’s salary to help the homeless. It’s a bold and welcome vision, and Big Issue founder Lord John Bird gives his views on the potentially game-changing development.  

Also inside

• It’s been 10 years since the last BHS closed, one of many chains the high street has lost. But there’s hope…
• How empty pubs can offer a solution to the housing crisis
• Sam Singleton was homeless in a heatwave – and he documented the experience in photographs
• Natalie Imbruglia knew she’d be a star, but she discovered there were things she didn’t like about fame
• Egyptian author Shady Lewis takes a tragicomic look at the UK’s support network
• Bonnie Oddie insists we need to talk more about the tricky topic of assisted dying
• How the Proms got proggy
• Celebrating 25 years of daft but undeniably speedy thrills in The Fast and the Furious
• Sam Delaney’s holiday ‘friends’ from hell
• Dexys Midnight Runners legend Kevin Rowland’s impulsive genius is still pushing the band forward

And much more

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