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DECK THE WALLS Big Issue x Jealous Gallery x Sara Pope
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
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💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
DECK THE WALLS Big Issue x Jealous Gallery x Sara Pope
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Stewart:
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And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Stewart:
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
This week’s Big Issue is out today!
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This week’s Big Issue is out today!
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
DECK THE WALLS
Dave Buonaguidi, also known as Real Hackney Dave, brings his bold, relatable style to the Deck The Walls collection.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
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Dave Buonaguidi, also known as Real Hackney Dave, brings his bold, relatable style to the Deck The Walls collection.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
DECK THE WALLS
Dave Buonaguidi, also known as Real Hackney Dave, brings his bold, relatable style to the Deck The Walls collection.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Dave Buonaguidi, also known as Real Hackney Dave, brings his bold, relatable style to the Deck The Walls collection.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
DECK THE WALLS— Artist spotlight: Eelus
Eelus’s print, ‘The Weight Of Choice’, was inspired by watching his young daughter grow, play, and learn to navigate her world.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Eelus’s print, ‘The Weight Of Choice’, was inspired by watching his young daughter grow, play, and learn to navigate her world.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
DECK THE WALLS— Artist spotlight: Eelus
Eelus’s print, ‘The Weight Of Choice’, was inspired by watching his young daughter grow, play, and learn to navigate her world.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Eelus’s print, ‘The Weight Of Choice’, was inspired by watching his young daughter grow, play, and learn to navigate her world.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Set child poverty targets: NOW OR NEVER
The government has promised to reduce child poverty. But without hard targets, there’s no accountability, and no real change.
✍️ Sign our petition now win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
The government has promised to reduce child poverty. But without hard targets, there’s no accountability, and no real change.
✍️ Sign our petition now win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Set child poverty targets: NOW OR NEVER
The government has promised to reduce child poverty. But without hard targets, there’s no accountability, and no real change.
✍️ Sign our petition now win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
The government has promised to reduce child poverty. But without hard targets, there’s no accountability, and no real change.
✍️ Sign our petition now win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...
DECK THE WALLS - Buy a limited-edition print that changes lives
Chris Levine’s artwork is a laser projection generated by the calming Om frequency of 136.1hz
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
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Chris Levine’s artwork is a laser projection generated by the calming Om frequency of 136.1hz
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
🧘 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
DECK THE WALLS - Buy a limited-edition print that changes lives
Chris Levine’s artwork is a laser projection generated by the calming Om frequency of 136.1hz
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
🧘 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Chris Levine’s artwork is a laser projection generated by the calming Om frequency of 136.1hz
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work
🧘 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Alma Singer brings her playful, distinctive style to ‘Mates For Life’, her chosen print for the Jealous x Big Issue Deck The Walls campaign.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Alma Singer brings her playful, distinctive style to ‘Mates For Life’, her chosen print for the Jealous x Big Issue Deck The Walls campaign.
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Subscribe to Preda and support him all year round 💌
🗞️ Weekly magazine to your door
💷 50% of profits go to Preda — up to £75 a year
🗺️ Find your local vendor and hit ‘Subscribe’: www.bigissue.com/vendors/
🗞️ Weekly magazine to your door
💷 50% of profits go to Preda — up to £75 a year
🗺️ Find your local vendor and hit ‘Subscribe’: www.bigissue.com/vendors/
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Subscribe to Preda and support him all year round 💌
🗞️ Weekly magazine to your door
💷 50% of profits go to Preda — up to £75 a year
🗺️ Find your local vendor and hit ‘Subscribe’: www.bigissue.com/vendors/
🗞️ Weekly magazine to your door
💷 50% of profits go to Preda — up to £75 a year
🗺️ Find your local vendor and hit ‘Subscribe’: www.bigissue.com/vendors/
"I’ve sold magazines for 17 years in this pitch. It’s a little easier for me now."
📍 Meet Preda, selling the magazine in Alnwick, by the M&S
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor, and if you can't reach one, buy a Vendor Support Kit online 👉 bigissue.com/christmas
📍 Meet Preda, selling the magazine in Alnwick, by the M&S
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor, and if you can't reach one, buy a Vendor Support Kit online 👉 bigissue.com/christmas
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"I’ve sold magazines for 17 years in this pitch. It’s a little easier for me now."
📍 Meet Preda, selling the magazine in Alnwick, by the M&S
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor, and if you can't reach one, buy a Vendor Support Kit online 👉 bigissue.com/christmas
📍 Meet Preda, selling the magazine in Alnwick, by the M&S
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor, and if you can't reach one, buy a Vendor Support Kit online 👉 bigissue.com/christmas
Magnus Gjoen, known for reimagining the fragility of life through powerful juxtapositions, releases ‘Magna Res’, Latin for ‘Great Matter’ and, by extension, ‘Big Issue’.
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue
👉 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue
👉 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Magnus Gjoen, known for reimagining the fragility of life through powerful juxtapositions, releases ‘Magna Res’, Latin for ‘Great Matter’ and, by extension, ‘Big Issue’.
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue
👉 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue
👉 jealousgallery.com/collecti...
DECK THE WALLS Big Issue x JEALOUS - Artist spotlight: Corbin Shaw
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
👉 Get yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
DECK THE WALLS Big Issue x JEALOUS - Artist spotlight: Corbin Shaw
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
👉 Get yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
👉 Get yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Meet Preda ❤️ He’s been selling the Big Issue in Alnwick for over 10 years.
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Preda
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
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To support: www.bigissue.com/christmas/
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Preda
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor online
To support: www.bigissue.com/christmas/
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meet Preda ❤️ He’s been selling the Big Issue in Alnwick for over 10 years.
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Preda
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor online
To support: www.bigissue.com/christmas/
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Preda
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor online
To support: www.bigissue.com/christmas/
🎨 Deck the Walls!
This Christmas, Big Issue and Jealous, bring together 12 UK artists to create limited-edition prints. 50% of profits go straight to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty in the UK.
Grab yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
This Christmas, Big Issue and Jealous, bring together 12 UK artists to create limited-edition prints. 50% of profits go straight to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty in the UK.
Grab yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎨 Deck the Walls!
This Christmas, Big Issue and Jealous, bring together 12 UK artists to create limited-edition prints. 50% of profits go straight to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty in the UK.
Grab yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
This Christmas, Big Issue and Jealous, bring together 12 UK artists to create limited-edition prints. 50% of profits go straight to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty in the UK.
Grab yours now: jealousgallery.com/collecti...
Halloween’s over - time to talk Christmas 🎄
This winter, you can change a Big Issue vendor’s life.
❤️ Buy a magazine
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And don’t forget one of the most powerful ways to show support: stop and talk
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#StopTalkSupport
This winter, you can change a Big Issue vendor’s life.
❤️ Buy a magazine
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor
And don’t forget one of the most powerful ways to show support: stop and talk
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#StopTalkSupport
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Halloween’s over - time to talk Christmas 🎄
This winter, you can change a Big Issue vendor’s life.
❤️ Buy a magazine
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor
And don’t forget one of the most powerful ways to show support: stop and talk
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
#StopTalkSupport
This winter, you can change a Big Issue vendor’s life.
❤️ Buy a magazine
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit
💌 Subscribe to a vendor
And don’t forget one of the most powerful ways to show support: stop and talk
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
#StopTalkSupport
This week’s Big Issue is out today! 🗞️
🕊️ Remembrance Day special
📱 What will digital ID mean for people experiencing homelessness?
🎬 Finding joy with Daniel Day-Lewis
Read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🕊️ Remembrance Day special
📱 What will digital ID mean for people experiencing homelessness?
🎬 Finding joy with Daniel Day-Lewis
Read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This week’s Big Issue is out today! 🗞️
🕊️ Remembrance Day special
📱 What will digital ID mean for people experiencing homelessness?
🎬 Finding joy with Daniel Day-Lewis
Read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🕊️ Remembrance Day special
📱 What will digital ID mean for people experiencing homelessness?
🎬 Finding joy with Daniel Day-Lewis
Read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🕯️ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 🕯️
Think you can survive the night in Britain’s most haunted house?
We’re giving one lucky winner (and three brave friends) the chance to spend a night at 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Dare to enter?
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
Think you can survive the night in Britain’s most haunted house?
We’re giving one lucky winner (and three brave friends) the chance to spend a night at 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Dare to enter?
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🕯️ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 🕯️
Think you can survive the night in Britain’s most haunted house?
We’re giving one lucky winner (and three brave friends) the chance to spend a night at 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Dare to enter?
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
Think you can survive the night in Britain’s most haunted house?
We’re giving one lucky winner (and three brave friends) the chance to spend a night at 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Dare to enter?
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬
Big Issue and 67 signatories are calling on the government to set child poverty targets in its upcoming child poverty strategy
Story in The Guardian: shorturl.at/hl69c
Full open letter: shorturl.at/sdgOT
Big Issue and 67 signatories are calling on the government to set child poverty targets in its upcoming child poverty strategy
Story in The Guardian: shorturl.at/hl69c
Full open letter: shorturl.at/sdgOT
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬
Big Issue and 67 signatories are calling on the government to set child poverty targets in its upcoming child poverty strategy
Story in The Guardian: shorturl.at/hl69c
Full open letter: shorturl.at/sdgOT
Big Issue and 67 signatories are calling on the government to set child poverty targets in its upcoming child poverty strategy
Story in The Guardian: shorturl.at/hl69c
Full open letter: shorturl.at/sdgOT
👻 Would you spend the night here? Win a stay at the UK’s most haunted house for you and 3 friends. Tag who you’d bring to meet Fred. 🤝
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
👻 Would you spend the night here? Win a stay at the UK’s most haunted house for you and 3 friends. Tag who you’d bring to meet Fred. 🤝
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
🕛 Closes midnight, 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
👻 Dare to stay the night? 🌙
Win an overnight stay for 4 in the UK's most haunted house – 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Usually £350 a night (with a two-year waiting list 👀), this infamous home is said to be haunted by the “Black Monk”.
🕛 Enter free by midnight 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
Win an overnight stay for 4 in the UK's most haunted house – 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Usually £350 a night (with a two-year waiting list 👀), this infamous home is said to be haunted by the “Black Monk”.
🕛 Enter free by midnight 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
👻 Dare to stay the night? 🌙
Win an overnight stay for 4 in the UK's most haunted house – 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Usually £350 a night (with a two-year waiting list 👀), this infamous home is said to be haunted by the “Black Monk”.
🕛 Enter free by midnight 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
Win an overnight stay for 4 in the UK's most haunted house – 30 East Drive, Pontefract.
Usually £350 a night (with a two-year waiting list 👀), this infamous home is said to be haunted by the “Black Monk”.
🕛 Enter free by midnight 5 Nov
🔗 bigissue.com/30-east-drive
Awaab's Law will change how damp and mould is treated. Big Issue joined @kwajo.bsky.social to visit a family who've faced the issue for 10 years.
Read more: www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Read more: www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Awaab's Law will change how damp and mould is treated. Big Issue joined @kwajo.bsky.social to visit a family who've faced the issue for 10 years.
Read more: www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Read more: www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
This Yo-yo Home in Swindon made an ex-tenant £225,601 – at the expense of the council.
It’s not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country, with council losses adding up to over £15million. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
It’s not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country, with council losses adding up to over £15million. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This Yo-yo Home in Swindon made an ex-tenant £225,601 – at the expense of the council.
It’s not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country, with council losses adding up to over £15million. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
It’s not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country, with council losses adding up to over £15million. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
Greenwich Council lost £223,900 by buying back a property it had owned just six years earlier. Here’s why.
This property in Greenwich is not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
This property in Greenwich is not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Greenwich Council lost £223,900 by buying back a property it had owned just six years earlier. Here’s why.
This property in Greenwich is not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
This property in Greenwich is not an isolated example – we’ve uncovered over 120 homes like this across the country. Read more on bigissue.com 💻
Here's another example from Swindon
🏠 March 2014: Sold under Right to Buy for £54,050
🏠 April 2023: Council buys it back for £250,000 – and then spends an extra £29,651 on 'repairs and voids'
💷 That's a total loss of £225,601 on one home
🏠 March 2014: Sold under Right to Buy for £54,050
🏠 April 2023: Council buys it back for £250,000 – and then spends an extra £29,651 on 'repairs and voids'
💷 That's a total loss of £225,601 on one home
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Here's another example from Swindon
🏠 March 2014: Sold under Right to Buy for £54,050
🏠 April 2023: Council buys it back for £250,000 – and then spends an extra £29,651 on 'repairs and voids'
💷 That's a total loss of £225,601 on one home
🏠 March 2014: Sold under Right to Buy for £54,050
🏠 April 2023: Council buys it back for £250,000 – and then spends an extra £29,651 on 'repairs and voids'
💷 That's a total loss of £225,601 on one home
Here's an example from Greenwich Council
🏠January 2016: Sold under Right to Buy for £141,000
🏠 June 2021: Council buys it back for £365,000
💷 That's a loss of £223,900 – on a single property, in just six years
🏠January 2016: Sold under Right to Buy for £141,000
🏠 June 2021: Council buys it back for £365,000
💷 That's a loss of £223,900 – on a single property, in just six years
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Here's an example from Greenwich Council
🏠January 2016: Sold under Right to Buy for £141,000
🏠 June 2021: Council buys it back for £365,000
💷 That's a loss of £223,900 – on a single property, in just six years
🏠January 2016: Sold under Right to Buy for £141,000
🏠 June 2021: Council buys it back for £365,000
💷 That's a loss of £223,900 – on a single property, in just six years