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The Big Issue

MY PITCH

BRIGITTA CLAUDIA, 32

I started selling The Big Issue because I was trying to get a job and nothing would come through for me. A friend referred me.

I’ve been selling the magazine for more than six years. I’ve been outside M&S on Argyle Street for around two years. I used to be in front of TJ Hughes nearby until it closed down.

I like selling The Big

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