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

Tunnel vision

THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

The Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER • The restorative effects of offline engagement

We’ve sleepwalked into a crisis of trust

BIRD’S WORDS • The life-affirming joy of belting out a tune

LETTERS

THE CULTURE WARS CAN’T UNDO 200 YEARS OF QUIET HEROISM AND PUBLIC GRATITUDE

How the RNLI became a target for right-wing hate

The ongoing tension between assisted dying and protecting the most vulnerable has been tightened by poverty

ROBERT ‘KOOL’ BELL • His dad wanted him to be a boxer, but with Kool & The Gang he ended up a funk /soul icon who has cause for celebration

EARTH

Books

The taboo-busting power of intentional living

Film

Carol Wilson ‘WE FELT LIKE ABSOLUTE STARS’

SAM DELANEY IS AT HOME

Music

Food

Puzzles

MY PITCH • Co-op Food, Market Street, Hebden Bridge Tuesday-Saturday 8am-2pm, Sunday 11-2pm

The Big Issue

Welcome

The basics • Getting confident with cash helps you to spend and save wisely

Get your money SORTED! • Learning the difference between needs and wants helps you save

Clued up • Think kids need to know more about money? Kalpana Fitzpatrick literally wrote the book on it! Here are her top money hacks

Back to school Mr Chancellor!

Grow your own money tree • We’ve learned a lot about money in these pages. But what does it mean for YOU and your own money tree?

WORD SEARCH

SAVING • It’s easier to reach a savings goal with your plans noted down in a handy checklist!