Isabella McRae
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
Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
Mental health

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
Eurovision 2023

Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis

Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend
Coronation

Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend

Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Local elections

Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day

How much is King Charles’s coronation costing in the cost of living crisis?
Coronation

How much is King Charles’s coronation costing in the cost of living crisis?

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers
Illegal Migration Bill

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
Cost of living crisis

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register
Cost of living crisis

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register

Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Cost of living crisis

Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people