Well i know i wouldn't be alive or where i am today without the help from The Big Issue....
It's more than just a paper and a form of work, it enables people to receive proper help that goes on behind the scenes - as the people you refer to in Cambridge must engage with a key worker on a regular basis based at Wintercomfort in order to be able sell it.
Without The Big Issue acting as a safety net - alot of people would be left out in the wilderness without access to services.
So think on Debz, it runs alot deeper than it may appear...

Having just watched Invisible, as someone who has often bought the Big Issue, I no longer do, why? because, most of the people I know on the streets of Cambridge, use the money for drink and drugs, and of course I have a heart of passion to see them OFF all this destructive rubbish, if anyone wants to support me in putting on a conference, then ring me on 07895015394, it is only by showing the general public and others the complexities of life on the other side of the fence that will open their hearts to compassion and less ignorance, and give those who WANT help the chance to have their own recovery centre for cambridgeshire, where you can get better at your own pace, and sort out a place to live and a job, god bless.

Big issue sales tips - Life with Willie... he's a comedian, in case you were unsure! A great sketch if you ask me... having sold the paper for 7 years!