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- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
The Big Issue - Britain in the 1990s
What was the poll tax? The poll tax was a fixed tax per adult resident to pay for the services provided in their community. To do this,...
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- Feb 4, 2019
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"Moving On" - The Big Issue
So much of The Big Issue's identity is hinged upon deconstruction and finding the human elements within stories. Often, these two things...
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- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
The Big Issue - Role of the Vendors
- As stated on The Big Issue website if you are, homeless or rough sleeping, in temporary accommodation, in danger of losing a home or...
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- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
Britain in the Early Nineties
The Poll Tax This was one of the most significant systems put in place due to the subsequent reactions. One of the factors contributing...
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- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
The Big Issue; Britain's Recession
- The recession came after the late 1980s economic boom; this was a period of high economic growth and rising inflation as the government...
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- Jan 28, 2019
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The Big Issue - Founders and Ethos
- John Bird was born in London in 1946. He became homeless at age 5 and supplemented his income during his teens by working in a butchers...
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