I can say quite honestly, if it wasn’t for The Big Issue, I wouldn’t be here. If it wasn’t for my customers, I don’t think I’d want to get out of bed some days because I have PTSD. Having customers appreciate the job I do on the streets makes me feel like I can just about do anything now, as long as I’ve got support behind me.
Read MoreI’ve been selling The Big Issue since 2019. It has to do with friendship and mixing for me. It keeps me happy and keeps me occupied, because I have a hard life.
Read MoreI like that you get to meet people and earn a little bit of extra money that helps pay the bills.
Read MoreThe Big Issue gave me something different – it encouraged me to go outside, gave me a routine.
Read MoreWhile I was selling newspapers, I made a few friends who were selling The Big Issue. As soon as the kiosks closed down in 2006, I started selling the magazines instead.
Read MoreYou can’t choose your family, but you choose your friends. I say the three people lifting me up in my life are my missus, my mate and The Big Issue.
Read MoreThe Big Issue is the longest job I’ve had ever. I’ve been with The Big Issue since Hamish and Andy, which would be Ed#542, eight years ago. Income from The Big Issue gives me more money than the public trustee. I’ll have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Read MoreI came back to The Big Issue in 2022. I like to be out there, engaged with other people. I’m saving money to travel: to Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Life should have a meaning, right? Selling The Big Issue, writing poetry, playing music.
Read MoreI came back to The Big Issue in 2022. I like to be out there, engaged with other people. I’m saving money to travel: to Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Life should have a meaning, right? Selling The Big Issue, writing poetry, playing music.
Read MoreMe and James have been friends for over 20 years… He’s the one who got me into The Big Issue. We were talking about it for years, me joining, and I’d always say, “no, no”. And this time, we were in the pub one night last April, and he said, “I’m not taking no. I’m taking you into the office and you’re signing up.”
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