Little did we know how The Big Issue would flourish
Sep 20, 2021
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Among the various people thanked in the first edition of The Big Issue was a man who reminded me of the comedian Tony Hancock. He had the same type of tubby figure, the same slightly pissed off look. I loved Tony Nancock’s face, his kind of sardonic “nothing surprises me” manner.
I first met thepersonwhoislisted intheinauguralBig Issue in The Prince’s Head next to our Richmond editorial office. He sat at the bar and we fell into conversations on numerous occasions as our team was struggling to create The Big Issue. St was
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