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
Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and simple recipe for carrot and courgette spaghetti
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and simple recipe for carrot and courgette spaghetti

Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking

Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s recipe for crispy leek and potato pie
Summer survival guide

Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s recipe for crispy leek and potato pie

Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s pimped up super noodles
Summer survival guide

Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s pimped up super noodles

How do you cook for your family on a tight budget? All you need to know about finding cheap recipes
Summer survival guide

How do you cook for your family on a tight budget? All you need to know about finding cheap recipes

Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ‘do not grasp the seriousness of the cost of living crisis’
Cost of living crisis

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ‘do not grasp the seriousness of the cost of living crisis’

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January

How to talk to children about money during the cost of living crisis
Summer survival guide

How to talk to children about money during the cost of living crisis

Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis

What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
Cost of living crisis

What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer