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2 months ago | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
The environmentalist is judging this year’s Big Issue cover competition, with the winning design set to emblazon its Earth Day special in April
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
Share your view on the Big Issue and you could win £100 of John Lewis vouchers Politics Lord John Bird wants a ‘Ministry for Poverty Prevention’ to focus government efforts on stopping people falling into poverty Big Issue founder Lord John Bird brought his landmark bill for a ‘Ministry of Poverty Prevention‘ back to the House of Lords today – despite his own admission that it doesn’t have a “snowbell in hell’s chance” of being adopted by the government.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
TV The writers and stars of Britain’s most anticipated Christmas special speak exclusively to Big Issue about how they’re bringing their iconic sitcom to an end Ruth Jones and James Corden have warned viewers that the end of their hit series Gavin & Stacey “might not be what you are expecting” in a huge new Big Issue exclusive. “I keep telling people this finale might not be what you are expecting,” Ruth Jones tells this week’s Big Issue, which is out today (Monday 9 December).
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
News The Sanditon star helped distribute magazines to vendors across London Getting your weekly Big Issue in the hands of thousands of vendors up and down the country is no mean feat, especially at this busy time of year. This week, our London van run gratefully welcomed an extra pair of hands as actor Rose Williams pitched in to help with the deliveries.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
Press Release Vendors’ canine companions are the stars of this week’s Big Issue Christmas special, on sale now Bath Big Issue seller Ian Duff’s mutt Marlene and Truro vendor Nick Cuthbert’s labrador Bracken are amongst the stars of this week’s Big Issue dogs special, out today (Monday 2 December). Many Big Issue vendors have dogs as a much-needed companion on their pitches, as well as in their lives.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
Music The singer has spoken to this week’s Big Issue about the riotous creation of Last Christmas and why Wham! would’ve never done an Oasis-style reunion In the first of Big Issue’s bumper seasonal special editions, out today (25 November), Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! reflects on 40 years of iconic Christmas hit Last Christmas and how it became “difficult to listen to” after the passing of bandmate George Michael. “It changed how I saw Christmas for a few years,” Ridgeley reflects.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
Big Issue Invest Big Issue Invest has invested £2.7 million in enterprises that tackle inequality in the past year alone, expanding its portfolio to 145 businesses 1.8 million people – many of whom live in the UK’s most deprived towns and cities – are being supported by Big Issue Invest‘s amazing portfolio of social purpose businesses, its 2023/24 impact report has revealed today (Tuesday 12 November).
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
Housing In this year's Christmas ad, Big Issue is raising awareness of the many complex reasons why people fall into homelessness One in five people have sofa surfed and more than half of Brits feel worried about paying their rent or mortgage, according to new research commissioned by Big Issue this Christmas. A separate survey of Big Issue’s street vendors echoes these concerns, with a stark 78% reporting that they feel closer to homelessness than they did five years ago.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
bigissue.com | James Barker
News Veteran James Brewer, who sells outside Temple Meads Station, is donating this week’s earnings to armed forces charities A veteran from Bristol is donating all earnings from his Big Issue sales this week to armed forces charities ahead of Remembrance Day. 59-year-old James Brewer, who sells the Big Issue outside Temple Meads Station, is donating the money to the SSAFA and the RAF Benevolent Fund in memory of his brother, a fellow former serviceman who passed away five years ago.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
finextra.com | James Barker
Not long ago, banks were considered the antithesis of innovation, held back by legacy systems and a conservative approach to change. But the neobank revolution challenged that, sparking rapid technological evolution across the industry and recasting financial
services business as potential innovators. Now, we’re witnessing a significant shift: banks not only using technology to streamline their own operations but also entering the technology market as suppliers themselves.
