tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520155091800184.post2743656084743511070..comments2013-03-05T05:21:05.790+00:00Comments on Vendazero + Pennies Appeal for the Blue Cross: SELLING BIG ISSUES ,a honest profession.vendazerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04433190367635601740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520155091800184.post-90974629776546972452013-03-05T05:21:05.790+00:002013-03-05T05:21:05.790+00:00I agree completely. We had a guy who used to sell ...I agree completely. We had a guy who used to sell BI on Greenwich Church St and it was great to see him (watching from afar) slowly getting his life together. My wife and I used to give him change(whatever 'goldies' we had in our pockets) and have a quick word whenever we saw him. However, we realised one day that he was no longer around. Did he get his life together? Did he get another job, another house? Then my wife bumped into him in the local pub. He was half cut and was looking unkempt again. When my wife spoke to him, he said that he'd been threatened and told Church St was no longer his patch. We then noticed there was a young woman selling BI, she had a baby and was quite agressive about selling. If you watched carefully, you would notice a burly man come up to her and she would hand something over. I think the Big Issue is a fabulous organisation but how do they stop this sort of thing? I understand that some immigrants from Eastern Europe (I'm making an assumption here, but I think it's a fair one) are homeless and need support but it just seems to be against the idea of the BI. I am so disappointed in this situation.Simon Shepherdnoreply@blogger.com