Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
A Tower Hamlets teacher’s book donation network for cash-strapped schools
Activism

A Tower Hamlets teacher’s book donation network for cash-strapped schools

Short prison terms should be scrapped to tackle violence in jails, MPs say
News

Short prison terms should be scrapped to tackle violence in jails, MPs say

Hey Girls launches playing cards to get pupils talking about periods
Social Justice

Hey Girls launches playing cards to get pupils talking about periods

Changemakers: ‘I wanted disabled kids to get the chance to dance too’
Activism

Changemakers: ‘I wanted disabled kids to get the chance to dance too’

The Big Issue becomes first resellable magazine with Pay It Forward launch
Activism

The Big Issue becomes first resellable magazine with Pay It Forward launch

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I cried to my dad. I didn’t know he was so important’
Film

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I cried to my dad. I didn’t know he was so important’

Utopian realist Rutger Bregman capsizes our preconceptions on poverty
Social Justice

Utopian realist Rutger Bregman capsizes our preconceptions on poverty

Domestic abuse services are struggling to support mums this Mother’s Day
News

Domestic abuse services are struggling to support mums this Mother’s Day

Urban foraging: If Brexit bites, dig for victory
News

Urban foraging: If Brexit bites, dig for victory

Watch David Attenborough, Stephen Fry campaign to rescue ‘nature-depleted’ UK
Environment

Watch David Attenborough, Stephen Fry campaign to rescue ‘nature-depleted’ UK

Household income has ground to a halt despite a rise in employment
Employment

Household income has ground to a halt despite a rise in employment

Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords
News

Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords