Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Poorer communities ‘will bear the brunt’ of climate crisis in the UK
Environment

Poorer communities ‘will bear the brunt’ of climate crisis in the UK

Mass insecure work leaves families ‘struggling to keep heads above water’
Social Justice

Mass insecure work leaves families ‘struggling to keep heads above water’

High Court action will challenge UK public money going to fossil fuels
Environment

High Court action will challenge UK public money going to fossil fuels

How will universal credit cut hit struggling families? The DWP doesn’t know
Social Justice

How will universal credit cut hit struggling families? The DWP doesn’t know

Choose your own adventure to fight climate change
Environment

Choose your own adventure to fight climate change

Nurses’ pay cut by £6,000 since Tories came to power
Employment

Nurses’ pay cut by £6,000 since Tories came to power

How high is food poverty in your area? Interactive map reveals UK hunger gap
Social Justice

How high is food poverty in your area? Interactive map reveals UK hunger gap

Pandemic poverty put a house deposit out of reach for more young people
Housing

Pandemic poverty put a house deposit out of reach for more young people

MPs debate ‘cruel’ Borders Bill in parliament
Social Justice

MPs debate ‘cruel’ Borders Bill in parliament

‘Eye-watering’ childcare costs could force parents out of work this summer
Social Justice

‘Eye-watering’ childcare costs could force parents out of work this summer

Nine in 10 people are ‘in the dark’ over what net-zero means for them
Environment

Nine in 10 people are ‘in the dark’ over what net-zero means for them

UK pubs could be paying off Covid-19 debt for more than five years
News

UK pubs could be paying off Covid-19 debt for more than five years