Interview: Big Issue Founder Lord Bird
The co-founder of the Big Issue on poverty, prisons and House of Lords reform.
August 11, 2024
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1,293 of 2,000
August 11, 2024
Interview: Big Issue Founder Lord Bird
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<p>Today, we speak to Lord John Bird, the co-founder of the Big Issue magazine and anti-poverty campaigner.</p><p>Lord Bird was born into poverty and spent time rough sleeping before starting the Big Issue in 1991. In 2015 he was appointed a crossbench People’s Peer. </p><p>Adam talks to Lord Bird about growing up in poverty, the impact prison had on his life and how the Big Issue continues to support people who are vulnerably housed and homeless.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere</p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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