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35 years ago, the first copies of the Big Issue appeared on Britain's streets.
It was a radical idea. Not charity. Not a handout. It was a #BIGHandUp.
This week, the BBC spoke to several Big Issue vendors about what selling the magazine has meant to them.
👉 Read the article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz…
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"You provide the dignity of a hand-up"
At Big Issue's 35th Anniversary Dinner, @AngelaRayner shares why she supports the Big Issue, and why second chances matter.
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"It took me decades to get out of the trouble of inherited poverty."
Editor-in-chief of the Big Issue @JohnBirdsWords talks to Sky's @DarrenMcCaffrey about tackling the root causes of homelessness.
#PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233
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It’s essential we turn off the tap if we want to stop the homelessness crisis overflowing.
The government is right to turn their focus to prevention - but this means lifting the poverty leaving millions teetering on the edge of homelessness, not just moving people through it.
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Big Issue’s new Christmas film 'Issues We Face' is here. One take, real vendors, real conversations. 🎬
Every vendor has a story. Every conversation matters. Please stop for a chat, and buy a magazine. Your support will help change a life this Christmas.
📽️ Director: Dean G Moore / Production: Great Guns
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We’re joining @BigIssue and 65+ other organisations in an open letter calling on the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. Read more: theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Child poverty targets will provide much-needed benchmarks to track progress and keep driving action forward. But the government’s reticence so far has left us worried they’re looking to dodge this vital layer of scrutiny.
Our call in the @guardian:
theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Labour has taken the initiative to end the two-child benefit cap. They propose watering it down, change by stealth. Half brave and half cautious. Let’s hope that it will have the desired effect of lifting children out of the crisis of inherited poverty.
theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Big Issue founder @johnbirdswords is looking for a Parliamentary Assistant to help drive change in Westminster. Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply by 5 Sept 👉 thebigissue.livevacancies.co…
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"They'll end up in the street... they'll have nowhere else to go"
Paul McNamee, Editor of The Big Issue on what will happen to migrants if the hotels they're staying in are closed.
#Newsnight
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In the aftermath of the vote on the welfare bill last night, I spoke to the BBC's Access All podcast about what it means going forward for disabled people – and about the devastating impact all this has had on people over the last year
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lp5z…
After weeks of debate and political rebellion, proposed changes to the health element of Universal Credit have cleared the House of Commons
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0lp5z7…
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Social investor Big Issue Invest says over three-quarters of young people involved in the Chances Social Outcomes Partnership achieved at least one positive outcome, improving their school, work and life circumstances.
Read more: pioneerspost.com/news-views/…
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The Renters’ Rights Bill must not be watered down at this final stage of scrutiny in the Lords due to unfounded fears of a mass landlord exodus from the market.
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🌟 BIG NEWS 🌟 We have 5 new Big Issue Ambassadors!
They’ll be supporting our work across our 5 key impact pillars - where real change is needed most:
❤️🩹 Michelle de Swarte – Health and Wellbeing
🏘️ @Kwajotweneboa – Housing
🌿 Chris Packham – Community and Environment
💼 Mike Soutar – Learning and Employment
👨💻 Rotimi Merriman-Johnson (@mrmoneyjar) – Financial and Digital Inclusion
This is more than a photo — it’s a shared commitment to 👏 END 👏 POVERTY 👏 IN 👏 THE 👏 UK. 👏
Find out more in this week’s magazine 👉 get it from your local vendor, or on bigissueshop.com if you can’t reach one
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"BIG news! 🎉 Big Issue Invest has made its first £3.2 million loan from our latest fund - securing the future of SEND college Great Oaks College and the 108 students they support.
Learn more 🔽
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This latest @UN Report on UK human rights failures is another indication that the government must take poverty seriously. Joined up thinking is what’s called for.
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