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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2023 · 33 MIN

The Big Issue Co-Founder Lord John Bird MBE

from Jazz Shapers

Lord John Bird MBE - An ‘encore edition’ of Jazz Shapers: another chance to sit down with the co-founder of The Big Issue, Lord Bird talks about his enduring ethos of giving people 'a hand up rather than a hand out', and the impact he's now fighting for as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

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Lord John Bird MBE - An ‘encore edition’ of Jazz Shapers: another chance to sit down with the co-founder of The Big Issue, Lord Bird talks about his enduring ethos of giving people 'a hand up rather than a hand out', and the impact he's now fighting...

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