The Big Issue - UK (2020-03-02)

02-08 MARCH 2020 BIGISSUE.COM| 03

I’vehada toughtimesincelosingmyhomesixyearsago.I movedtoGlasgowa coupleofyearsago

forvolunteeringopportunities,maybewithanorganisationlikeAmnesty,andbecauseofmyloveof

traditionalandclassicalmusic.Thepeopleherehavejustbeensogenerousandkind,theyreallylook

outforyou.Sellingthemagazinehashelpedmy confidence hugely, I’m proud to do it. I’m surrounded

by love. Read more of my story on page 46.

Vendor photo:

Jamie McFadyen

AHANDUP,NOTAHANDOUT

Thismagazinewasboughtbyyourvendorfor£1.25andsoldtoyoufor£2.50.

They are proudly working, not begging. Buy it, take it, spread the word.

Ifyoucan’tgetholdofacopyofthemagazineonaregular basis, you can subscribe to receive

The Big Issue every week: bigissue.com/subscribe

Hello, my

name is Anabel

P

contents.

P

JOHNBIRD

Thecostofcutshasmeanta

generation of lost opportunities

P

LETTERTOMY

YOUNGERSELF

CraigCharlesona careerthat’stakenin

Red Dwarf, radio and the Rovers Return

P

THEMOUNTAIN

FILLEDWITHSEEDS

Howa storagevaultbetweenNorway

andtheNorthPoleisplayinga key part

in the future of humanity

P

ROUGHSLEEPING

Figuresaredownbutscratchbeneath

thesurface and it’s a different story

FILM

Anewdocumentaryputsthespotlight

ontheremarkablelifeofAfrican-

American icon Toni Morrison

P

DEACONBLUE

TheveteranScotsrockerstalk

politics– buthave they mellowed

with age?

P

STARTREK

Howthesci-figianthaspredicted

the darker aspects of our future

P3 2

BOOKS - P