Tag: The Big Issue

The Big Issue launches new podcast to provide platform to marginalised voices

Stuart Mitchell

BetterPod, a new podcast from The Big Issue that gives young people from marginalised backgrounds a platform to tackle the biggest issues facing our world today, was recently launched.  Created by The Big Issue’s Future Generations team, the weekly interview show tells stories from the worlds of politics, culture, science, design and beyond. Every episode looks at ways we can act today for a better tomorrow.  The first edition of BetterPod features Wales’ Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, who reveals how a small country is making waves around the world…

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The Big Issue fast-tracks financial inclusion as 1,000 sellers now accept cashless payments

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has hit a breakthrough of equipping 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology via the Zettle by PayPal card reader, up by 68% since this time last year1. In addition, it is quickly fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors to become cashless by the end of the year with the adoption of Tap to Pay from Zettle by PayPal. With every pound of profit being invaluable for The Big Issue vendors, the new solution from Zettle by PayPal, launching today, enables sellers…

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The Big Issue launches first Big Issue eBikes scheme to boost green employment opportunities across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group, in partnership with ShareBike, has launched a national eBikes scheme, with Bristol being the first city to see bikes on the ground. The eco-friendly eBikes will be launched in Bristol first, with a wider-UK rollout to follow, the scheme will boost green employment opportunities and transport options in smaller cities and towns across the UK. The Big Issue eBikes scheme is the first of its kind and will recruit and retrain unemployed and vulnerable people in local communities and provide them with access to support and…

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Homelessness could cost Government £2.6 billion if it fails to act now, The Big Issue has revealed

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue has revealed that if the Government does not take action to address the full £360 million in rent arrears now it could cost them an extra £2,234,025,000 on top of that later. The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness (SMASSH) campaign is calling on the Government to address the £360 million in rent arrears which was accrued during the pandemic, arguing this could save them over £2 billion in the future. Utilising a study published in 2016 from the charity Crisis called ‘Better than Cure?’, The Big Issue…

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The Big Issue calls for public support as vendors face hard Winter ahead with quieter high streets across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue has launched a digital campaign calling for public support for the 1,300 vendors across the UK who are facing high streets with reduced footfall due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic. The Big Issue, which offers homeless and vulnerably housed people a means by which to earn a legitimate income, has launched its Christmas campaign, The Big Wish in partnership with Fox & Hare, to highlight the challenging circumstances magazine vendors are facing at what should be their busiest time of year. The campaign underlines the…

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