The Big Issue - UK (2021-03-01)

NEWS

P04 NEWS
How your support throughout the
pandemic has given us a million
reasons to be grateful

P08 UNFAIRER SEX
The Covid fi nancial fallout
disproportionately hits women.
We fi nd out what can be done

P12 THE BIG PICTURE
The true cost of homelessness –
honouring the men and women
dead before their time

P17 JOHN BIRD
If not now, then when? The future
of our planet and our life on it

P19 VIRTUAL GRIEF
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on the pain
of saying goodbye by videolink

betterFEATURES

P20 LETTER TO MY
YOUNGER SELF
A young Kay Mellor was told her
life choices were limited. She
never dreamed that creating
acclaimed drama might feature

CONTENTS

P22 COVER STORY

The pioneering women

challenging society to bring

about real change

P26 CARE CRISIS

Unregulated children’s

homes: the government vow

and the ‘shameful’ reality.

One expert li�ts the lid

CULTURE

P30 BOOKS

What does a girl have to do

to be taken seriously?

P32 JAMAL

KHASHOGGI

The journalist’s killing is the

subject of a shocking new

fi lm about the chaotic plot

P37 MUSIC

With her plan to rerecord her

own work, Taylor Swi�t shows

she’s not messing around

P38 HEALTH

Horatio Clare on breaking

down and talking his way

back to mental wellbeing

P3 0

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INSIDE

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Cover Illustration: Ana Jaks

P3 7

Cardi�f vendor Amanda Hill says

The Big Issue has helped her

through these toughest of times

with vouchers, support and more

than a few friendly chats over the

months. Read more on page 46

Since the start of the

fi rst lockdown last year,

The Big Issue has been

supporting vendors

while they’ve been

off their pitches. That

support has been worth

more than £1 MILLION

and we’ve been in touch

with 2,111 vendors,

helping with everything from vet bills to

furnishings and books.

But vendors would still rather be out

there selling the magazine. You can

take out a subscription in the name of a

specifi c vendor – he or she will receive 50

per cent of proceeds. Find your local seller

on our map at bigissue.com/vendors

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