Isabella McRae, Author at Big Issue

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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

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Cost of living crisis

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis

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Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded

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Free school meals

Expanding free school meals for all children on universal credit could bring billions in economic gains, government told

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‘They put my life in danger’: The crisis in children’s mental health services

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Cost of living crisis

‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

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Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’

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Cost of living crisis

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits

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Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

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Don’t Pay UK says energy bills strike will not take place on October 1

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Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget branded ‘for the richest 1% while the poorest pay the price’

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The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply

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Cost of living crisis

Liz Truss told cutting corporation tax ‘will not boost the economy in the cost of living crisis’

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