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.

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THE DISPATCH • News, views & miscellany

Rise of the good landlords • Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness

The Big Issue

EDITOR’S LETTER

YOUR LETTERS

‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’

GO WOKE, GO BROKE? NOT IF YOU’RE THE NEW SUPERMAN • After weeks of being slammed for being too right-on, the new Superman movie has become the biggest box-office smash in the character’s long history. Not bad for an immigrant story

TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY • So what’s the verdict on the new Superman ? This looks like a job for Big Issue film critic Graeme Virtue

A FANTASTIC FOUR FEMALE BOSS? SO SUE ME

THEY CAME FOR SAFETY. THEY FOUND SKATES • How do you tell a story about immigration, colonialism and identity? Writer, performer and choreographer Jennifer Irons decided to use the medium of roller disco

‘Now I know what’s wrong with my hearing’ • After six years of struggling with ear problems, Big Issue vendor Gheorghe Ardeleanu finally got the answers he needed – and it was easier than he ever imagined, he tells Marc Burrows

NO GO

Letter to My Younger Self MARK GATISS • The comedy icon regrets the tweed suit and not dancing to Yazz, but he is now so grateful for the corned beef sandwiches

Looking for some holiday reading? Here’s our pick of the new summer crop

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern ‘HAVE YOU SEEN IT? DID YOU FIND IT A BIT SLOW AT TIMES?’

LUCY SWEET IS ON THE VERGE

Striking a chord

The importance of unimportance

Puzzles

MY PITCH • Our Donna was the biggest rock ’n’ roll star in Cardiff as Oasis rolled into town

HOW TO HAVE SUMMER FUN WITHOUT SPLASHING THE CASH • Big Issue’s financial and digital inclusion ambassador, Rotimi Merriman-Johnson, aka Mr MoneyJar, kickstarts our Money Summer – Make It Last Longer! guide. From free meals to comparing deals and budgeting tricks, here’s how to thrive this summer

‘IF YOU’RE IN NEED, DON’T BE SHY TO GO TO A FOOD BANK’

BABY BANKS HAVE QUIETLY BECOME A VITAL SERVICE FOR NEW PARENTS • Actress Giovanna Fletcher is getting behind Baby Bank Alliance and Save The Children UK to advocate for children living in poverty

CARING FOR A DISABLED CHILD IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. HERE’S WHAT WE ARE DOING TO HELP

ED WISE FOUND A WAY TO GET FREE RAIL TRAVEL. THERE’S ONLY ONE SMALL CATCH • Robert Jenrick has recently had it in for fare dodgers, but this traveller has a more inventive way to cut down on train fares

SPEND WITH PURPOSE • Fast fashion is terrible for the planet, but what if it’s all you can afford? Look again, says Emily Chudy. In fact, you don’t have to compromise your values on any product or service you buy. Here’s how shopping ethically is still possible on a budget

FROM RED TO BLACK: SIMPLE STEPS TO GET OUT OF DEBT

TIME FOR ACTION! • Feeling ready to get your money working harder this summer? Then start right here. From budgeting to the latest employment rules, follow Big Issue’s daily news updates on matters that affect you. And these are our top picks of experts to help get you moving in the right direction