John Anthony Bird was born january 30th 1946, is a british social entrepreneur and life peer. he is well known through his work in...

Social enterprises are businesses that want to impact and improve the world. They have a clear social or environmental mission. This...

Social Enterprises are businesses that have more of a focus towards a positive social/environmental change rather than making the most...

john bird is the founder and editor-in-cheif of the big issue. he is also a member of the worker revolution party he was also asked to be...

John Anthony Bird, Baron Bird, MBE was born on January 30th 1946 and is the founder of the magazine "The Big Issue". He is a British...

A social enterprise are businesses that are set up to change the world. Although like most businesses they aim to make a profit, but they...

Getting Started When you first become a vendor for the Big Issue, you receive 5 free magazines so you can start earning money straight...

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,...

So much of The Big Issue's identity is hinged upon deconstruction and finding the human elements within stories. Often, these two things...

- As stated on The Big Issue website if you are, homeless or rough sleeping, in temporary accommodation, in danger of losing a home or...

The Poll Tax This was one of the most significant systems put in place due to the subsequent reactions. One of the factors contributing...

- The recession came after the late 1980s economic boom; this was a period of high economic growth and rising inflation as the government...

- 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...