‘we will stretch our arms wide’: big issue founder john bird celebrates our vendors at house of lords – and pledges to end destitution

I’ve been selling Big Issue since October last year. I escaped a very toxic relationship – mental abuse. You hear about blokes doing all this to women. Unfortunately, this was the other way around. It

I was born in Glasgow, but we moved to Leeds when I was little. I started selling the magazine when I was homeless in Leeds years ago, by the university. Then I used to work in Manchester, and now I h

For Big Issue man Jason Sallis, the wait for an accessible home has gone on for so long that it has affected his health and left him feeling discriminated against. All he wants is a home to fit his ne

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EDITE Sells Brazilian street paper Aurora da Rua in Salvador My name is Edite and I’m an Aurora da Rua vendor. At first I was only a reader. I bought every issue in person from Rhunna, a vendor who, b

As Sarina Wiegman danced on stage with Burna Boy, across London the next set of footballers to represent England on the world stage were training ahead of a tournament with a difference. This year mar