John Bird
John Bird
John Bird: If only Bob Cratchit had been trained instead of haunted
A Christmas Carol
John Bird

John Bird: If only Bob Cratchit had been trained instead of haunted

John Bird: But what about prevention, Mr Chancellor?
John Bird

John Bird: But what about prevention, Mr Chancellor?

John Bird: What are friends for if not disdain?
John Bird

John Bird: What are friends for if not disdain?

John Bird: Trial by media, and why we should fear it
John Bird

John Bird: Trial by media, and why we should fear it

John Bird: From Lenin to job justice via pensions. There's power in numbers
John Bird

John Bird: From Lenin to job justice via pensions. There's power in numbers

John Bird: I will miss Eric. But how can we help others with mental illness?
John Bird

John Bird: I will miss Eric. But how can we help others with mental illness?

John Bird: It's a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird

John Bird: It's a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one

Captivated by a truly childlike vision
Big Issue founder John Bird
John Bird

Captivated by a truly childlike vision

John Bird: With useless friends, the poor will always fall prey to the wolves
John Bird

John Bird: With useless friends, the poor will always fall prey to the wolves

John Bird: The right to die in the street – what kind of right is that?
John Bird

John Bird: The right to die in the street – what kind of right is that?

Social trading: Lord John Bird's 'One Million Tea Towel Challenge'
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Social trading: Lord John Bird's 'One Million Tea Towel Challenge'

John Bird: We must move on from Dickens-style sentimental poverty
John Bird

John Bird: We must move on from Dickens-style sentimental poverty

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