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The Big Issue

Big Issue has spent over 30 years at the helm of self-help revolution. It all began with the launch of The Big Issue magazine in 1991, which was created to offer homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income by selling a magazine on the streets. Since then over 200 million copies magazine have been sold by over 100,000 people. Vendors buy the magazine upfront for £1.75 and sell it on to the public for £4.00, and in doing so each runs their own micro-enterprise. In 2005 Big Issue Invest was launched, with the aim of extending The Big Issue's mission by financing the growth of social enterprises and charities across the UK. To date the organisation has directly invested in over 350 such organisations, and manages or advises on more than £170 million of social funds.
The Big Issue exists to dismantle poverty and create opportunity through self-help, social trading and business solutions.
Meet John

Meet John

This is a very special shop because what we sell helps. It helps you because it's something that you want to buy. It helps us because it gives us income for our work. And it helps the people who make the stuff that we sell to you!

It's a virtuous circle. Winners all around. And it's all social trading.

There's a bit of a down at the moment on consumerism. But our consumerism is social consumerism. It's useful, and it builds lives and communities and makes you a part of the whole process of improving people's conditions that need improving.

Do browse and look. And hopefully, if there is something you want, then please buy. But if there isn't, or there is something you want to see us sell that you know about, do let us know; and we will do our best to get hold of what you want to see us sell.

Over the next year, we hope to develop our social trading platform into something really useful to you and to us. So take a look. And enjoy our hand-picked - what do people mean by that? Not feet picked- range of products. All with a social echo.

Shop The Big Issue

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People And Planet Hoodie £34.00 GBP £27.20 GBP
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Issue 1560 - Earth Day 2023 £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1561 - Richard O'Brien £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1562 - Coronation Treat £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1563 - Eurovision comes to the UK £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1564 - Noel Gallagher £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1565 - Paul Simon £4.00 GBP
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Arctic Monkeys - Official Tour Programme 2023 £10.00 GBP
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Issue 1566 - Renters Reform Bill £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1567 - The Full Monty Returns £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1568 - Summer Book Special £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1569 - Windrush at 75 £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1570 - George Michael – still our man £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1571 - Homeless World Cup kicks off again £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1572 - My Dog Sighs £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1573 - Chris Packham £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1574 - Summer Survival Guide £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1575 - Fara Williams £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1576 - Paapa Essiedu £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1577 - Art that saves lives £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1578 - Meet Bex and Rainbow £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1579 - What is the point of education? £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1580 - Bukayo Saka £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1581 - End Housing Insecurity Now £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1582 - Gazza, Prince William and me £4.80 GBP
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Issue 1583 - Hidden heroes of Ukraine £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1584 - Rishi Sunak’s big oil gamble £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1585 - The future of cities £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1586 - Killers of the Flower Moon £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1587 - Inside the Tory and Labour party conferences £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1588 - Duran Duran £4.00 GBP
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Big Issue Beanie Hat £15.00 GBP
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Issue 1589 - Tales of survival and hope £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1590 - A message from the King £4.00 GBP
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Issue 1591 - Noddy Holder £4.50 GBP
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Issue 1592 - A-HA – it’s Alan Partridge! £4.50 GBP
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Issue 1593 - Ncuti Gatwa £4.50 GBP
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Issue 1594 - Christmas Kids Cover winner 2023! £4.50 GBP
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Issue 1595 - It’s our legendary Christmas special! £4.50 GBP
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Issue 1596 - Ring in the old – it’s 2024! £4.00 GBP


Supporting the Makers (icon)

SUPPORTING THE MAKERS

Our suppliers create opportunities for disadvantaged people

Protecting the planet (icon)

PROTECTING THE PLANET

Our products are sourced with sustainability in mind

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A HAND UP, NOT HAND OUT

We’re striving to dismantle poverty through social trading