The Big Issue

The Big Issue is a UK-based street paper that supports the homeless, the vulnerably housed asnd those seeking to escape poverty. Vendors normally buy the magazine for £1.25 and sell to the public for £2.50. We are using Zinio digital editions to create additonal revenue opportunities to fund our street-based and pastoral care services for our vendors. We are a social enterprise company and all revenues go to support the vulnerable communities we serve. Our goal is to move our vendors away from dependency and towards full time employment

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THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

The Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER • Our wealth resides in wider knowledge

BIRD’S WORDS • The short-term thinking around poverty is a costly mistake

LETTERS

‘Are you ready, Dennis?’ • Dennis Morris was the teenage photographer Bob Marley brought along for the ride as the leader of The Wailers became a global superstar. He went on to shoot some of music’s most groundbreaking acts, but it was all thanks to that connection with Marley. “Bob was asking what it was like to be a young black kid living in London”

Privatisation of foster care has turned vulnerable children into money-making commodities

THIS AWARD-WINNING ONE-MINUTE FILM REVEALS THE HUMAN COST OF IMMIGRATION POLICY • The Welsh Refugee Council’s simple yet powerful film undermines far-right immigration arguments with humanity. It is just one of those boosted by the Smiley Charity Film Awards.

‘As the public, we need to know. This is the truth. This is what people were risking every day’ • Rachel Clarke, Joanne Froggatt and Prasanna Puwanarajah introduce Breathtaking – ITV’s vital new drama set on Covid wards during the pandemic

DAVID DUKE MBE • A troubled upbringing led to homelessness. But redemption came through football – and with it a chance to help others

PARASITE

Books

Fighting back against a veil of ignorance

Film

Michael Winterbottom ‘IT’S JUST THE START OF THE VIOLENCE’

SAM DELANEY IS AT HOME

Music

Food

Puzzles

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