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Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Sasha Johnson: Prayers for Black Lives Matter activist after shooting
Protesters at a black lives matter march in Brighton in June 2020.
News

Sasha Johnson: Prayers for Black Lives Matter activist after shooting

Schools face £118m loss in funding for poor pupils
Nearly 20 per cent of England's state school pupils qualify for free school meals and are counted towards pupil premium allocations.
News

Schools face £118m loss in funding for poor pupils

Climate disasters forced more people from their homes than war in 2020
The climate crisis forced people from their homes more than 30 million times last year
Environment

Climate disasters forced more people from their homes than war in 2020

World of work puts single parents at bottom of ‘two-tier society’
Around 30 per cent of single parents were furloughed during the pandemic.
Employment

World of work puts single parents at bottom of ‘two-tier society’

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs
Unemployment among young people has increased by 13 per cent since 2019.
Employment

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs

Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty
Adult holding a child's hand in front of a pond. child poverty
Social Justice

Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty

Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats
Environment Bill: Wildcats were driven to extinction in England more than 200 years ago.
Environment

Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats

200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income
Around 50,000 people were ineligible for universal credit because of their migration status
Social Justice

200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income

Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts
Deane in Bolton, where Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people are more than double the national average. poverty
Social Justice

Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts

Why PM's mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Health

Why PM's mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash

UK pays nurses less than France, Ireland, US and more
A nurse pushing an empty wheelchair down a hospital corridor, facing away from the corridor. Around 300,000 nurses did unpaid overtime during the pandemic.
News

UK pays nurses less than France, Ireland, US and more

Glasgow protestors surround immigration van to stop Home Office raids
Locals surrounding the Home Office van where two people were reportedly being detained. Image: Benjamin Thomas White
Activism

Glasgow protestors surround immigration van to stop Home Office raids