Social, Cultural & Political Context

I explored social, cultural and political context within 'The Big Issue' magazine, looking at different articles to observe how they report. As we already know, this particular magazine is not mainstream and mainly liberal, left wing, focusing on socialism whilst also promoting labour and liberal democrats. 'The Big Issue' is known for challenging the authority and being somewhat blunt so that it can fit in niches in the market.

The first article I read about was 'David Bailey: King's Cross Revisited'.

The idea was to photograph homeless people in King's Cross, London; where it had been discovered that it had been transformed by vast investment. What he had found was that the government has shown a lack in strategy in preventing and tackling homelessness. David Bailey described his findings as "an air of simmering misery and menace" showing that this is an important matter that 

shouldn't be swept under the rug.

The second article was titled 'Will the poorest be better off after Brexit?'.

'YES'

Patrick Minford

Chair of Economists for Free Trade

"The fall in the cost of living will benefit lower-income households"

The article explains that Brexit may have a positive impact on the homeless as it may support them and keep them living in good conditions. It suggests that the fall in the cost of living will benefit them because they spend a large proportion of their income on food and rent, of which will fall substantially. Patrick Minford (pictured above) believes that there will be economic benefits from Brexit of which will positively impact those in poor conditions.