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WEBAward-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake calls for a return of Creative Partnerships, discusses ways theatres in the North East are reconnecting with audiences, and explains why he thinks the region is on the verge of Manchester-in …
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WEBAbout Us. The Big Issue Group is a growing social enterprise and B-corp. Founded in 1991, today we are needed more than ever. We exist as a social business to create impact and make a profit, always re-investing this profit back into extending our mission, to help millions of people in the UK affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive.
These are the charities that collect furniture from your home to …
WEBAug 29, 2023 · Getting rid of old furniture is a pain. Almost as soon as you’ve caved and bought a new, arguably underpriced, mid-century modern coffee table, you realise there’s the old one needing throwing away, and the street corner seems awfully tempting.
25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past - The Big …
WEBMay 5, 2021 · Books about growing up under communism, recommended by novelist Olja Knežević Nobody’s Home, or The Culture of Lies by Dubravka Ugrešić. Readers don’t only get the intellectual pleasure of learning something from the kind of writing that treats them as friends gathered around a dinner table, they get the whole picture with the melancholically fierce tone of growing up, socialising ...
The eco swaps that will actually make your life more sustainable
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Though saving the planet is something we should focus on all year round, Earth Day offers an opportunity to reflect on how we can all act to reverse climate and environmental damage.. Climate change and the nature crisis are obviously both large, systemic problems which will require collective action in order to solve.
Labour's manifesto pledges on benefits and disabilities, analysed
WEBJun 13, 2024 · It is not clear what these modifications will entail – but the wording hints at new eligibility and conditionality rules. “Our system will be underpinned by rights and responsibilities – people who can work, should work – and there will be consequences for those who do not fulfil their obligations,” the 125-page document continues.
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
WEBOct 11, 2021 · Music can save a life, inspire activism, bring joy and release grief. It has done all these things for Dan Reynolds. And as the singer of Grammy-winning American rock band Imagine Dragons, he wants to make his fans feel the same way. “I think music is more powerful than spoken words.
How The Body Shop is leading the way in ethical business and ...
WEBOct 25, 2021 · One of the UK’s best-loved high street retailers, The Body Shop has led the way with its activism and campaigning, and by making business choices that help to protect the planet since it was founded in 1976. It pioneered a sustainable approach to business that we now recognise is essential if we are to put the brakes on …
JK Rowling interview - Harry Potter in the 21st century
WEBAug 8, 2016 · In 2000 JK Rowling spoke to The Big Issue ahead of the release of the fourth Harry Potter book, The Goblet of Fire.This was a pivotal moment in Pottermania – with a record-breaking first print run of five million, it was the first novel in the world to go on sale in the UK and US on the same day, shifting three million copies in …
The story behind Lewis Capaldi's breakthrough song Someone …
WEBMar 10, 2020 · Lewis Capaldi's breakthrough hit Someone You Loved topped the charts and propelled the Scottish singer into the stratosphere. The Scottish singer told The Big Issue how it all came about and we look at the legacy it …