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John Bird, Baron Bird, English publisher, founded The Big Issue
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British social entrepreneur and life peer
John Anthony Bird, Baron Bird, is a British social entrepreneur and life peer. He is best known as the co-founder of The Big Issue, a magazine edited by professional journalists and sold by street vendors who are largely homeless or vulnerably housed. Bird sits as an independent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Street newspaper that supports homeless people
The Big Issue is a United Kingdom–based street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. The Big Issue is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or individuals at risk of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)