Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
The government does not have the money to end austerity
Politics

The government does not have the money to end austerity

Drax power station becomes world's first wood-burning plant to capture carbon
Drax power station
Environment

Drax power station becomes world's first wood-burning plant to capture carbon

High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
Housing

High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer

Half of kids in English private rents are living in poverty
Child poverty
Social Justice

Half of kids in English private rents are living in poverty

Global suicide rates are down
News

Global suicide rates are down

Employers urged to do more as 600 people a day quit work for caring duties
News

Employers urged to do more as 600 people a day quit work for caring duties

A Devon school has turned the great outdoors into a classroom
Child playing outside
News

A Devon school has turned the great outdoors into a classroom

A lack of public transport is keeping Britain's poorest away from nature
Social Justice

A lack of public transport is keeping Britain's poorest away from nature

Changemakers: Julia Salasky changed the face of justice with crowdfunding
Activism

Changemakers: Julia Salasky changed the face of justice with crowdfunding

A trade union turns its headquarters into an emergency homeless shelter
Unite trade union
Housing

A trade union turns its headquarters into an emergency homeless shelter

The Big Issue responds to government figures showing drop in rough sleeping
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

The Big Issue responds to government figures showing drop in rough sleeping

Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff
International Literacy Day
Books

Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff

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