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
Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK
Cost of living crisis

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits
British Gas

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits

Here’s who is most likely to get help from the ‘bank of mum and dad’
Inequality

Here’s who is most likely to get help from the ‘bank of mum and dad’

What are my rights if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?
Energy bills

What are my rights if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was ‘brought down by the left-wing economic establishment’
Liz Truss

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was ‘brought down by the left-wing economic establishment’

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales
Big Futures

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales

Time to Talk: ‘Don’t let your debt and mental health struggles bury you’
Time to talk day

Time to Talk: ‘Don’t let your debt and mental health struggles bury you’

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
Disability

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider

‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
Legacy benefits

‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing
Cost of living crisis

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments