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    DAVE MARTIN, 60

    Nov 29, 2021 2 minutes
    Interview: Liam Geraghty
    Photo: Louise Haywood-Schiefer

    I’m turning 60 this week and I’ve been selling the magazine for 10 years now.

    I found myself living on the streets and a Big Issue vendor came up to me and told me: “You can do something a lot better. Sell The Big Issue, earn a

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