THE BIG ISSUE The Big Issue - 11 January 2016

CONTENTS WorldMags.net EST. 1991 JANUARY 11-17 2016 NO. 1187 REGULARS CORRESPONDENCE 4 EDITOR & PAUSE 6 HIDDEN BRITAIN & MY PECCADILLO 9 Ed Byrne bags Munros LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF 10 Jools Holland JOHN BIRD 13 COMMENT 15 Brendan O’Neill STREET ART 16 ECONOMICS 19 Hello, my name is Darren. Selling the magazine has helped me get on my feet here. I’m very happy to eople chat to pe l – it’s it’ great t when h you get good responses r and a warm fe eeling back. I’ve also got g my dog Becks wit th me. She ple and all loves peop he gets from the fuss sh mers. Becks my custom is the star r of the ead more show… Re on page 46. 4 THE BIG INTERVIEW STAN LEE 20 FILL ’EM UP: NEXT STEP 24 OUR MANIFESTO THE ENLIGHTENMENT BOOKS 30 FILM 33 FOCUS & GEEK 35 SAM DELANEY, EVENTS & MUSIC 36 SPOT THE BALL 44 O WE BELIEVE in a hand up, not a handout... Which is why our sellers BUY every copy of the magazine from us for £1.25 and sell it on to you for £2.50. In this way we have helped hundreds of thousands of people to take control of their lives since 1991, and in the process created a global blueprint for social change. O WE BELIEVE in trade, not aid... Which is why we ask that you ALWAYS take your copy of the magazine – it’s a bloody good read and our sellers are working and need your custom. O WE BELIEVE poverty is indiscriminate... Which is why we provide ANYONE whose life is blighted by poverty with the opportunity to earn a LEGITIMATE income. THE BIG ISSUE / p3 / January 11-17 2016 WorldMags.net O WE BELIEVE in the right to citizenship... Which is why The Big Issue Foundation, our charitable arm, helps sellers tackle their social and ﬁnancial exclusion. O WE BELIEVE in prevention... Which is why Big Issue Invest offers backing and investments between £50,000–£1.75m to social enterprises, charities and businesses which deliver social value to communities.

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