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John Bird: Let this crisis bring a change in how we fight poverty
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John Bird

John Bird: Let this crisis bring a change in how we fight poverty

Paul McNamee: New thinking will see us through this
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: New thinking will see us through this

John Bird: We can survive this. But only with your help
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John Bird

John Bird: We can survive this. But only with your help

Paul McNamee: These are tough times. Stay with us
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: These are tough times. Stay with us

John Bird: Echoes from the past are all around us
John Bird

John Bird: Echoes from the past are all around us

John Bird: It’s not rocket science, there’s a cost to cuts
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John Bird

John Bird: It’s not rocket science, there’s a cost to cuts

How street papers are dealing with the coronavirus
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How street papers are dealing with the coronavirus

John Bird: We look to Austen for escapism, not harsh realities
John Bird

John Bird: We look to Austen for escapism, not harsh realities

Paul McNamee: Don’t close down. Be vulnerable to delight
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Don’t close down. Be vulnerable to delight

John Bird: Forget noble, our low-paid just need decent wages
John Bird

John Bird: Forget noble, our low-paid just need decent wages

Paul McNamee: Dial down your BBC griping
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Dial down your BBC griping

Paul McNamee: When real life meets soundbites
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: When real life meets soundbites

John Bird: We're out. So now to think of the future
John Bird

John Bird: We're out. So now to think of the future

Paul McNamee: There are heroes among us
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: There are heroes among us

John Bird: Don’t look up, it’s bad for business
John Bird

John Bird: Don’t look up, it’s bad for business

Can you really put purpose before profit in big business?
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Can you really put purpose before profit in big business?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Paul McNamee: Challenge empty bluster
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Challenge empty bluster

John Bird: The real story is how we plan for the future
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John Bird

John Bird: The real story is how we plan for the future

Paul McNamee: Old foes show a new path
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Old foes show a new path

John Bird: Vital, scruffy, conscious… how do you like your capitalism?
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John Bird

John Bird: Vital, scruffy, conscious… how do you like your capitalism?

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