Letters

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

Peasant dreams I may not have two master’s degrees in Medieval Studies, but I am a medieval peasant who has survived many hundred winters [Issue 1690, 27 October-02 November]. Your article is wrong to

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

Now I am very famous here in Alnwick because everyone knows me — I’ve sold magazines for 17 years in this pitch. It’s a little easier for me now. I’m from Romania originally, but I emigrated when I wa

Big Issue was born out of a simple but radical idea: that people experiencing poverty deserve more than charity. They deserve the opportunity to earn a living legally and with dignity. That founding p

Are you tired of next month’s Budget yet? Governments fly so many kites these days it feels as though we have been through the whole thing twice in slow motion already. No wonder: last year the chance