When George Anderson was struck down with pneumonia, his BBC ‘family’ jumped into action
Long-time Big Issue vendor George Anderson has become a much-loved part of the community at the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London but he couldn’t believe what happened when he was forced off his pitch. Anderson was hospitalised between Christmas and New Year with pneumonia, leaving the pitch where he has sold the magazine to small-screen stars for nine years.
Leila Mannish, a director on the BBC News channel and Newsnight, found out what had happened to George and started an online crowd-funder to help him cover his hostel rent fees while he recovers and cannot earn a living.
Mannish even enlisted the help of BBC director general Tim
