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The Big Issue
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#TakeTheBigIssue: Why you must ALWAYS take your copy

John Bird calls for overhaul of education spending in homelessness debate
Housing

John Bird calls for overhaul of education spending in homelessness debate

'I want to open a homeless hotel. Not a hostel'
Housing

'I want to open a homeless hotel. Not a hostel'

Sean Hodgkinson’s Story
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Sean Hodgkinson’s Story

Social enterprise Rise bakery: Serving up opportunity for the homeless
Rise Bakery staff
Activism

Social enterprise Rise bakery: Serving up opportunity for the homeless

The Real Junk Food Project: Tackling hunger and poverty with food waste
Environment

The Real Junk Food Project: Tackling hunger and poverty with food waste

Big Issue vendors: The best of Britain
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Big Issue vendors: The best of Britain

Homeless hostels: Where it pays to stay unemployed
Homeless hostel
Housing

Homeless hostels: Where it pays to stay unemployed

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis
Housing

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis

Big Issue vendor features in new Heathrow Airport campaign
News

Big Issue vendor features in new Heathrow Airport campaign

Marc Matthew’s story
News

Marc Matthew’s story

Big Issue vendor George picked to feature in I Am London exhibition
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Big Issue vendor George picked to feature in I Am London exhibition

John Bird on Brexit: You say you want a revolution? Now’s your chance!
Politics

John Bird on Brexit: You say you want a revolution? Now’s your chance!

What is life like in a homeless hostel?
A hostel for the homeless
Housing

What is life like in a homeless hostel?

Yanis Varoufakis: "Brexit will speed up Europe’s disintegration"
Homelessness in Greece
Politics

Yanis Varoufakis: "Brexit will speed up Europe’s disintegration"

Why London's homeless are boarding the night bus
Housing

Why London's homeless are boarding the night bus

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
David Haye interview: "I don't want my son to be a boxer"
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David Haye interview: "I don't want my son to be a boxer"

Homeless in Oxfordshire: One mother survives by pitching a tent
Housing

Homeless in Oxfordshire: One mother survives by pitching a tent

June Fullerton’s story
News

June Fullerton’s story

Martin Clarkson’s Story
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Martin Clarkson’s Story

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