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
Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind
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Levelling up

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind

The Big Issue's Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis
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Summer survival guide

The Big Issue's Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis

Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Cost of living crisis/ Hungry young people
Cost of living crisis

Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months

What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?
Summer survival guide

What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?

Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer
Discounts/ Woman and child in a supermarket
Summer Survival Guide

Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer

What soaring inflation actually means for the cost of your weekly food shop
Inflation/ Image of supermarket
Cost of living crisis

What soaring inflation actually means for the cost of your weekly food shop

'There's no support for us at all': The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
record temperatures/ carers of disabled children/ image of child in wheelchair
Heatwave

'There's no support for us at all': The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave

Half of UK parents can't afford childcare over the summer holidays
childcare/ Picture of mother holding son
Childcare

Half of UK parents can't afford childcare over the summer holidays

Food banks forced to close as UK heatwave sees temperatures soar
Food banks/ heatwave
Food banks

Food banks forced to close as UK heatwave sees temperatures soar

Almost 200,000 tonnes of food was wasted in the UK last year
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Food waste

Almost 200,000 tonnes of food was wasted in the UK last year

6 in 10 women say the cost of childcare was a reason they had an abortion
Childcare

6 in 10 women say the cost of childcare was a reason they had an abortion

Boris Johnson leaves with 'trust in politics at an all time low', say campaigners
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson leaves with 'trust in politics at an all time low', say campaigners

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