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The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done
John Bird

The Big Issue is turning 30 but our work is far from done

The Big Issue to launch new employment programme for young journalists
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The Big Issue to launch new employment programme for young journalists

The Big Issue wins four industry awards for Covid response
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The Big Issue wins four industry awards for Covid response

Big Issue nominated for 5 industry awards for Covid response
Vendors of The Big Issue mark the return of the magazine being sold, by meeting at St Martins in the Fields on Trafalgar Square, where the first-ever edition of the magazine was officially launched nearly 30 years ago. Image credit: David Parry/PA Wire
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Big Issue nominated for 5 industry awards for Covid response

After 30 years, The Big Issue’s job has only just begun
John Bird

After 30 years, The Big Issue’s job has only just begun

Street Cat Bob and bullshit jobs: The Big Issue's most-read articles of 2020
Street Cat Bob, Big Issue vendor Martin, James Bowen with his new kittens, homelesness in the UK, David Graeber
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Street Cat Bob and bullshit jobs: The Big Issue's most-read articles of 2020

Experience the choices of homelessness in The Big Issue's interactive fiction
Homeless man holds a sign saying hungry and homeless
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Experience the choices of homelessness in The Big Issue's interactive fiction

The Big Issue wins Magazine of the Year and Best Covid Response
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The Big Issue wins Magazine of the Year and Best Covid Response

Calling all Covid-19 heroes! Get in touch for free advertising space
vendors return
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Calling all Covid-19 heroes! Get in touch for free advertising space

Creators of The Gruffalo present an exclusive cover for The Big Issue
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Creators of The Gruffalo present an exclusive cover for The Big Issue

Melanie Panayiotou, friend of Big Issue, sister of George Michael, dies at 59
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Melanie Panayiotou, friend of Big Issue, sister of George Michael, dies at 59

We caught up with the video game where you can (kind of) sell The Big Issue
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We caught up with the video game where you can (kind of) sell The Big Issue

The Big Issue's new way to sell: All your questions answered
Community selling
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The Big Issue's new way to sell: All your questions answered

The Big Issue is launching a new way to sell
Community selling
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The Big Issue is launching a new way to sell

Big Issue vendor goes viral after pet Chihuahua Fifi is stolen
Ruth Reidy Big Issue Australia Fifi
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Big Issue vendor goes viral after pet Chihuahua Fifi is stolen

Cover creator Coldwar Steve to sell The Big Issue in Birmingham
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Cover creator Coldwar Steve to sell The Big Issue in Birmingham

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Goldblum, Frankincense and Myrrh: It's party time, The Big Issue style!
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Goldblum, Frankincense and Myrrh: It's party time, The Big Issue style!

We've got a new look! Pick up our redesigned Big Issue on the streets now
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We've got a new look! Pick up our redesigned Big Issue on the streets now

Our iconic Remembrance Day cover is featured in Ian Birch's 'Uncovered'
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Our iconic Remembrance Day cover is featured in Ian Birch's 'Uncovered'

We had 2017 covered – your biggest issues of the last year
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We had 2017 covered – your biggest issues of the last year