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
Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
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Free school meals

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty

How to prepare for blackouts in the UK this winter
power cuts/ blackouts
Energy crisis

How to prepare for blackouts in the UK this winter

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Manston migrant centre
Immigration

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

'I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children': The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK
Washing hands/ hygiene poverty
Cost of living crisis

'I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children': The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend
TikTok £1 a day challenges
Cost of living crisis

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend

Don't Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences
Don't Pay UK
Energy bills

Don't Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences

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
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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