Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae is a senior reporter and feature writer at The Big Issue. She reports on a wide range of issues across social affairs and culture. Isabella was awarded Best News Story at the Anti-Slavery Day Awards in 2025. She was also a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30, and was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024. Get in touch with Isabella through isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Tilla Brook/ Gay in the navy
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
patrick/ gay in the military
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

You can now buy a T-shirt to fund Big Issue's mission to help vulnerable people
Big Issue t-shirt
Big Issue Group

You can now buy a T-shirt to fund Big Issue's mission to help vulnerable people

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
gay ban military
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

How to volunteer with the Big Issue
Big Issue frontline staff
Volunteering

How to volunteer with the Big Issue

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Home Office hotels
Migrant hotels

'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation

Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn
childcare
Childcare

Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn

Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same? 
Succession
Succession

Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same? 

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?
wealth tax
Inequality

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?

Big Issue founder wants to 'redesign' government to end poverty
Big Issue APPG poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder wants to 'redesign' government to end poverty

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mental health/ cost of living crisis
Mental health

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
Liverpool Eurovision 2023
Eurovision 2023

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?