Every distributor has a story and largely it is an immigrant story, handing out papers while studying or just making ends meet, as really many don't want a proper job with the stresses and strains that come with it.
Most are like Tamin Rahman from Bangladesh, studying while ekeing out some cash to survive on giving out thelondonpaper and London Lite. There are Indians, Nigerians and even a French artist. Sarah Le Roy.
A couple use the word "degrading", which is uncomfortable to hear, as are how rude and occasionally abusive members of the public can be.
What also comes across in this CurrentTV documentary is that they are largely an optimistic bunch who are up off of their arses and doing something, which is a lot more than can be said for some.
Well worth a look.
The guy that hangs around the top of Oxford Circus tube ramming a paper up your nose as you go down the steps pisses me off though - I wonder what the pay actually is?
Gordon Macmillan
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