Kevin Gopal (left) with the rest of the editorial team: deputy editor Antonia Charlesworth, producer Christian Lisseman and designer Mark Wheeler. Credit: Rebecca Lupton

On the occasion of Big Issue North’s final edition as an independent magazine, its editor Kevin Gopal – in the role for 16 years – talks about some of the defining moments for him and his editorial team at the magazine.

Big Issue North editor Kevin Gopal: “I’ve been editor through the financial crash, austerity and now the cost of living crisis. What does marginalisation mean when nearly everyone’s being pushed to the margins?”

 in Nashville, Tennessee, receives the COVID vaccines.

With Covid vaccines being rolled out differently across the world, that means marginalised and vulnerable communities in different parts of the world are receiving immunisation at different rates. But it does mean some good news: street paper vendors are beginning to receive the jab, and with the world opening up again, that’s more than welcome.

“Nobody should go without the shot”: Dispatches from vaccinated street paper vendors

On the occasion of Big Issue North’s final edition, ceasing publication of an independent Big Issue magazine for the north of England due to multiple factors, the head of The Big Life Group and CEO of Big Issue North writes about the history of the magazine, why it was an important journalistic touchstone, and how it will continue to support vendors in the future.

Big Issue North CEO Fay Selvan: “I am proud that we continued publishing gritty content, focused on real life stories, with a local northern perspective for the last 30 years”

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Big Issue North editor Kevin Gopal: “I’ve been editor through the financial crash, austerity and now the cost of living crisis. What does marginalisation mean when nearly everyone’s being pushed to the margins?”

“Nobody should go without the shot”: Dispatches from vaccinated street paper vendors

Big Issue North CEO Fay Selvan: “I am proud that we continued publishing gritty content, focused on real life stories, with a local northern perspective for the last 30 years”