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WEBBig Issue. Prisons. Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis. The ongoing prisons crisis is seeing thousands of prisoners released early despite warnings many will end up back inside. We spoke to a prison officer and charity Shannon Trust on why helping prisoners to teach other ...
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WEBNews. Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis. The ongoing prisons crisis is seeing thousands of prisoners released early despite warnings many will end up back inside. We spoke to a prison officer and charity Shannon Trust on why helping prisoners to teach other inmates to read can ...
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Blueprint to End Poverty - Big Issue
WEBWe believe that ending poverty relies on addressing five interlinked pillars of concern. These pillars are the cornerstone of our work at Big Issue Group, and we believe that the government must adopt the same model to truly break the cycle of poverty for people now and for future generations. 1. Housing. Secure housing is a core and essential ...
Opinion - Big Issue
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Big Issue - Podcasts
WEBThe Big Miss You Podcast was part of The Big Issue’s response to the coronavirus crisis. For Big Issue vendors, whose only income is from selling the magazine, the Government lockdown due to COVID-19 was devastating – both financially and emotionally. The Big Issue moved quickly to work out ways to continue selling the magazine.
The Big Issue at 30: Our story in numbers
WEBSep 20, 2021 · Millions of magazine sales over 30 years have changed the lives of thousands of people. As we celebrate our 30th birthday, here’s our story in numbers. Big Issue, big impact. Illustration: The Big Issue. Across the UK, millions of The Big Issue sales have changed the lives of people who needed a …
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WEBSubscribe to your local Big Issue vendor. When you subscribe through your local vendor, they’ll earn up to £50 a year. You’ll be helping them to work their way out of poverty and you’ll receive the Big Issue magazine through your door every week. The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged.
Around the world today - Big Issue
WEBAround the world today. Michael Palin. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Phileas Foog’s journey around the world in 80 days. Jules Verne’s story was fictional but not fanciful – as Michael Palin proved in his landmark TV show. He reflects on how travelling the world changed the world. The future of transport.
From London to the World – How The Big Issue went global
WEBAndrew Burns. 27 Oct 2016. Share. It started in London in 1991 with a single magazine. Twenty-five years on, The Big Issue has gone global with a series of sister titles in Australia, South Africa, Japan, Taiwan and Korea, and more than 100 fellow street papers – from Budapest to Buenos Aires and Melbourne to Mexico City – across 41 countries.