Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
What the pandemic teaches us about the climate crisis
Environment

What the pandemic teaches us about the climate crisis

Leading the charge: Celebrating changemakers for International Women’s Day
Activism

Leading the charge: Celebrating changemakers for International Women’s Day

The Big Issue gives more than £1m to vendors in lockdown
News

The Big Issue gives more than £1m to vendors in lockdown

Fact/Fiction: Does vaping make you more likely to spread Covid?
News

Fact/Fiction: Does vaping make you more likely to spread Covid?

Petrol cars mean UK will miss carbon emissions target, says report
Environment

Petrol cars mean UK will miss carbon emissions target, says report

UK’s worst case scenario climate incidents are ‘already happening’
Environment

UK’s worst case scenario climate incidents are ‘already happening’

Universal Credit claims double since March
Social Justice

Universal Credit claims double since March

Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems
Housing

Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems

Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime
News

Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime

Extend free school meals now to cut child poverty, MSPs tell Sturgeon
Social Justice

Extend free school meals now to cut child poverty, MSPs tell Sturgeon

‘Extraordinary leap’ in nursing applications during Covid-19 pandemic
Employment

‘Extraordinary leap’ in nursing applications during Covid-19 pandemic

End homelessness in Scotland by acting early, experts urge Government
Housing

End homelessness in Scotland by acting early, experts urge Government