Isabella McRae, Author at Big Issue

Isabella McRae

Isabella McRae is a senior reporter at The Big Issue specialising in social justice. She reports on a wide range of issues including poverty and inequality, the benefits system, disability rights, housing, health, immigration, gender equality and much more. Isabella was a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30. She was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024. Get in touch with Isabella through isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com

Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'

Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'

Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'

Disability benefits

Labour pushes on with 'catastrophic' disability benefit cuts: 'The government is just not listening'

Shirley-Anne Somerville, social justice secretary for the Scottish government, announced the plan for a two-child limit payment on a visit to Busy Bees Bellfield parent and toddler group in Portobello

Two-child benefit cap

Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: 'Families can't wait'

Welsh Refugee Council event at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay for the Nation of Sanctuary

Asylum seekers

Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?

Labour MPs join photo-call to protest against disability benefit cuts.

Disability benefits

Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: 'I don't want to be part of it'

Kelvin Okafor's portrait of Nikki Lilly.

Disability

Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'

Winter fuel payment

Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: 'Finally the chancellor has seen sense'

Film

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children

Disability benefits

Labour's disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks

Gaza

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'

Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'

Labour pushes on with 'catastrophic' disability benefit cuts: 'The government is just not listening'

Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: 'Families can't wait'

Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?

Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: 'I don't want to be part of it'

Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'

Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: 'Finally the chancellor has seen sense'

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children

Labour's disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks

'How many more children must die?': British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza's people starve

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