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Big Issue launches appeal to support its vendors

The Big Issue has launched an appeal for the public to help its vendors as they face ongoing restrictions, severe weather warnings and predictions of large-scale absenteeism at workplaces. The magazine’s founder, Lord Bird, said there are ...

05 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Christopher Eccleston to run London Marathon in aid of the Big Issue

Actor Christopher Eccleston is to run the London Marathon in aid of the Big Issue magazine. Having just turned 60, he said he will be happy to finish the course on April 21. The actor, who is an ambassador for the Big Issue, said: “To be ...

05 Apr 2024 at 13:20

Big Issue calls for public help ahead of ‘unprecedented poverty crisis’

The Big Issue is appealing for support from the public amid expectations of an increase in the number of vendors selling the magazine this winter. Founder Lord John Bird, and Big Issue ambassador, actor Daniel Mays, warned of an ...

06 Nov 2023 at 08:59

Big Issue founder calls for ‘grown-up thinking’ about homelessness

The founder of The Big Issue magazine has called for “grown-up thinking” about homelessness after the Home Secretary sparked anger by suggesting rough sleeping was a lifestyle choice. Lord John Bird said if the problem is not ...

05 Nov 2023 at 14:20

Rory Bremner pays tribute to John Bird as ‘one of the greatest satirists’

Comedian Rory Bremner has paid tribute to “one of the greatest satirists”, John Bird, who has died at the age of 86. Bird became known for sketches performed alongside John Fortune and Bremner in Channel 4’s satirical show ...

28 Dec 2022 at 14:30

Two-thirds of private tenants worried about paying their rent – Big Issue

Two-thirds of people living in private rented accommodation are worried about paying their rent, research suggests. The Big Issue magazine said its study revealed a “troubling picture” of housing vulnerability. The poll ...

14 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Rough sleeping up by a fifth in a year, ‘shameful’ snapshot estimates show

Rough sleeping in England has risen by a fifth in a year, according to new snapshot estimates branded “devastating and shameful”. The latest figures came as separate data showed a record high for both households and ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:24

Big Issue founder steps up anti-poverty campaign

The founder of the Big Issue magazine is taking action in Parliament aimed at persuading the government to do more to fight rising levels of poverty. Lord John Bird has tabled an amendment to the Children’s ...

12 May 2025 at 09:58

Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000

Sir Keir Starmer has set out moral and economic arguments for lifting children out of poverty as the Government launched its strategy on the issue, largely driven by the £3 billion decision to scrap the ...

05 Dec 2025 at 10:26

Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’

More accessible childcare and an end to families being stuck in bed and breakfasts beyond the legal limit are among the promises in a new child poverty strategy the Government said will give all ...

05 Dec 2025 at 08:25

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