Tessa the Duchess Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Not sure if this is just a London based magazine but there is a very big article in this week's edition all about the telly programmes on chickens including lots of information about intensive cruel farming in general. Cruelty in farming is definitely flavour of the month Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 No, it's nationwide. I didn't venture right into the town today or I would have bought one.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 My big issue man is lovely - he stands everyday outside Sandbach post office. He says hello darling & kisses your hand if you buy one. At Christmas he wore a Santa suit & had carols playing, so he could dance to them! I always want to give him a flask of hot soup & a hot toddy in this cold though! Bless him! I'll be buying one tomorrow! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 We used to have a nice Big Issue man, he was a loveable rogue although he was often in trouble with the law. Unfortunately now there are two that seem to alternate one is aman who is very gruff and barely speaks a word of English, the other is a woman, same thing, very gruff and never speaks. So I don't buy it any more, probably makes me a bad person but there you go Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Our Big Issue man is lovely too, we always have a little chat about life and what to do with it He got mugged quite recently and it was in the local paper and he became quite the local hero:shock: honestly mugging a Big Issue vendor, makes me Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Will make sure I only buy off the charismatic homeless in future... Couldnt agree more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Didn't they relax the rules slightly recently? - or do the sellers still have to be homeless who are trying to better themselves?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Good point, Dan. I think Big Issue is great in many ways, including the fact that the sellers have a good product to sell, it's not begging. The regular ones do become well known locally, don't they? I think some may be ex-homeless. Big Issue seems really well run, I hope it is. Edited January 11, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
