Bird’s words

Fighting talk I saw the article about Greta Thunberg and others [on bigissue.com] who are willing to speak publicly about their beliefs and causes. I have been a campaigner within disability for over

In a John Behan bronze, collector Jacqueline O’Donovan, a child of the Irish diaspora, can sense the desperation of a starving people forced to flee their land

After almost two decades in business, entrepreneur Holly Tucker — whose nickname is ‘Hurricane Holly’, such is her rush to “do the next thing” — has become a real powerhouse in the retail industry, ca

Big Issue changed my life. I was sat begging after I’d just become homeless. One of the Big Issue workers came past me on their bike and stopped and talked to me. I went into the office the next morni

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

I’ve been selling Big Issue for 11 years. I have been providing food for my family and paying for rent thanks to the money I make. I lived in Romania before coming to England. It was hard living there