Marc Burrows, Author at Big Issue

Marc Burrows

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How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing

Portrait of Big Issue vendor Clive Rowe holding his dog Geezer. Both are facing the camera outdoors in bright sunlight, with Geezer looking upwards.

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'He saved my life': Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows

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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again

Comedy

'Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’

Vendor Stuart sat at a desk, smiling at the camera, wearing a red Big Issue tabard, his arm extended over copies of the magazine

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The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything

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'They make me go out': Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors

A row of newly built brick homes in a social housing development, with parked cars in front and a town and green hillside visible in the background.

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Challenging the stigma of social housing

Two children riding pink scooters along a paved path in a newly built housing development, with two adults walking behind them and modern brick homes and green spaces on either side.

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Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

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A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?

TV

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

Music

How Wham! killed the Christmas number one

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How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors