The Big Issue

The Big Issue is one of Britain’s leading news and cultural magazines. Every week’s edition is packed full of original takes on the biggest issues of the day as well as interviews with the most significant figures in politics and entertainment. The Big Issue was founded 1991 to give people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to earn their own income. We continue to support hundreds of vendors across the UK and all proceeds from sales go to help anyone wanting to lift themselves out of poverty.

THE DISPATCH

Soap springs eternal

YOUR LETTERS

The Big Issue

Summer’s gone, but hope should remain

Kelly Macdonald • A chance open casting changed her life forever. But even before Trainspotting, she always knew she was destined to go far beyond the shopping centre

PASTE PRESENT FUTURE

Homelessness has many faces • Brock Elbank is a renowned portrait photographer who has held exhibitions across the world. But for the last couple of years he’s been living a secret life – homeless and sleeping in his car. Here, he explains how he’s turned his circumstances into a journey of discovery

LETTERS TO THE FUTURE

Intruder

‘I’m just going to explode and see where the explosion takes me. I’m going to follow the music’

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