Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae is a senior reporter and feature writer at The Big Issue. She reports on a wide range of issues across social affairs and culture. Isabella was awarded Best News Story at the Anti-Slavery Day Awards in 2025. She was also a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30, and was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024. Get in touch with Isabella through isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com
Rita Wilson: 'I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity'
Letter To My Younger Self

Rita Wilson: 'I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity'

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'
Pm for the PM

Adeel Akhtar: 'If I were prime minister I'd find all the shouting a bit stressful'

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Monica Galetti
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Workers' rights

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?

Chloe Burrows: 'I went on Love Island and got a golden ticket. It's a crazy life'
Chloe Burrows
Interview

Chloe Burrows: 'I went on Love Island and got a golden ticket. It's a crazy life'

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?
Zack Polanski
Economy

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'
Interview

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'
An image of a baby
Homelessness

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Child poverty

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

What would happen if the UK's volunteers stopped volunteering?
Volunteering

What would happen if the UK's volunteers stopped volunteering?

Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Toni Laites is Love Island's first American contestant.
Interview

Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
Interview

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’