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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
This inflation calculator lets you see how much the rising cost of living has impacted you
Cost of living crisis

This inflation calculator lets you see how much the rising cost of living has impacted you

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high
Cost of living crisis

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high

A young veteran’s struggle with the cost of living crisis
Remembrance

A young veteran’s struggle with the cost of living crisis

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community
Remembrance

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community

Food banks face ‘tsunami of need’ as record number of people seek help
Food banks

Food banks face ‘tsunami of need’ as record number of people seek help

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
Free school meals

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty

How to prepare for blackouts in the UK this winter
Energy crisis

How to prepare for blackouts in the UK this winter

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Immigration

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

‘I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children’: The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK
Cost of living crisis

‘I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children’: The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend
Cost of living crisis

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend

Don’t Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences
Energy bills

Don’t Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences