THE BIG ISSUE
Publisher – Dennis and The Big Issue Ltd. • Genre – Independent/Current Affairs/Entertainment/Street magazine • First published – 1991 • Creators – John Bird and Gordon Roddick • Current cover price - £2.50 • Current circulation – 82,000 • Distribution method – “Since the magazine was founded, we have been in partnership with the people who sell it. Vendors buy The Big Issue for £1.25 and sell it for £2.50. Each seller is a micro-entrepreneur who is working, not begging”