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
How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
Opake
Art

How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives

Food banks are being forced to cut staple items because of soaring grocery costs
food banks/ rising costs
Food banks

Food banks are being forced to cut staple items because of soaring grocery costs

What needs to happen for a general election to be called
polling station/ general election
Politics

What needs to happen for a general election to be called

Children are 'eating rubbers and stealing food' at school because they are hungry
Child in class/ Hungry in school
Cost of living crisis

Children are 'eating rubbers and stealing food' at school because they are hungry

Food banks warn Liz Truss they're at 'breaking point' in open letter delivered to Downing Street
representatives of food banks outside downing street
Food banks

Food banks warn Liz Truss they're at 'breaking point' in open letter delivered to Downing Street

Jeremy Hunt has massively scaled back Liz Truss's energy bills support
Jeremy Hunt/ Energy bills support
Energy bills

Jeremy Hunt has massively scaled back Liz Truss's energy bills support

The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
Liz Truss/ Household support fund
Cost of living crisis

The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis
Barking and Dagenham
Cost of living crisis

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis

Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded
Kwasi Kwarteng
Economy

Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded

Expanding free school meals for all children on universal credit could bring billions in economic gains, government told
Free school meals/ Easter holidays
Free school meals

Expanding free school meals for all children on universal credit could bring billions in economic gains, government told

'They put my life in danger': The crisis in children's mental health services
Image of boy/ Children's mental health
Mental health

'They put my life in danger': The crisis in children's mental health services

'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Cost of living crisis

'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

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