Marc Burrows

5 days ago | bigissue.com | Marc Burrows

Advertorial from giffgaff A smartphone can transform lives. Our giffgaff partnership is giving Big Issue vendors digital access, skills and confidence to take cashless payments and escape poverty. A phone in your pocket can make the difference between employment and unemployment, healthcare and illness, loneliness and connection. This might seem hard to believe for many of us – especially as our phones have become an essential part of life.

1 week ago | musicomh.com | Marc Burrows

Ahead of his upcoming album Britpop, he turns up, presses the big red nostalgia button, and 15,000 voices take it from thereRobbie Williams doesn’t really sing choruses anymore. He throws them out like confetti, confident the crowd – a lot of them in novelty pink cowboy hats bought from cheap stalls outside the gig – will do the heavy lifting. And they do, with joy. That’s the contract. Robbie turns up, presses the big red nostalgia button, and 15,000 voices take it from there.

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Marc Burrows

Advertorial from Specsavers Big Issue and Specsavers’ partnership includes audiology services, ensuring vendors can access essential hearing care – but what happens in a hearing check, and why is it something we should all consider? When it comes to our health, hearing often ranks low on the priority list. Unlike eyesight, which we routinely check, many of us neglect our ears until problems become unavoidable.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Marc Burrows

With more than 75m copies of his books sold around the world, Terry Pratchett is one of the most loved British writers, best known for his comic fantasy novels set on a fictional planet, Discworld. Ten years on from the author’s death, and justbefore what would have been his 77th birthday, Pratchett’s biographer Marc Burrows has put together a guide to his hero’s work. The entry pointAmong Pratchett fans, this is the most controversial question you can ask, and often the one that puts people off.

2 months ago | bigissue.com | Marc Burrows

Health 'These are people who don’t have access to some of life’s most basic necessities – not just shelter, but health care' by: Marc Burrows Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has called for urgent NHS reforms to remove “absurd barriers” preventing homeless people from accessing basic eye care. Speaking at an event in Bristol on Thursday (17 April) hosted by the charity Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) and Specsavers, Denyer described current NHS rules as unfit for purpose.