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.

Look to the stars

THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

HOW THIS SHOPPING CARD CAN BE A GAMECHANGER FOR THOSE LIVING ON THE EDGE

BIG ISSUE HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIGHT FOR FAIR CREDIT FOR YEARS

The Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER

YOUR LETTERS

BIRD’S WORDS

Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it’s a lifeline

‘What are they waiting for?’

The boat people of Vietnam

Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’

THIS HAS BEEN MY SHELTER

‘I HOPE TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LESS ALONE’

Rosie Jones wants to know what happened to utopia

LEO ROBINSON AND ESMÉE BALCEWICZ ON DIXON AVENUE

JAMES ANDERSON • The English cricket icon struggled with shyness at school, but his sporting obsession put him on the front foot in life

Past master

In the company of men

This summer’s hottest superhero trend? Retro

RINGING SENSATION

ROBIN INCE IS ON THE ROAD

The ideal Holst

‘Forgotten’ diseases like leprosy should not be ignored by the west

Puzzles

MY PITCH • Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, Saturday 10am-2pm; High St Kensington Farmers’ Market Sunday 10am-2pm