Isabella McRae
Senior Reporter at The Big Issue
Senior reporter @BigIssue covering social justice | [email protected]
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bigissue.com | Isabella McRae
Don’t miss this special offer - 12 issues for just £12! Politics British Palestinians held an urgent press conference calling for the UK government to act to help people in Gaza Dr Rossel Morhij recalls the night a bomb struck a school in Gaza. “That night is beyond anything I’ve ever seen.
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4 days ago |
bigissue.com | Isabella McRae
Social Justice NHS workers in Manchester's mental health services have accepted a deal for more funding and called off strikes – but they fear problems persist more widely in mental health teams across the country Mental health services in Manchester have faced “crisis after crisis” and preventable patient deaths due to underfunding and “lack of compassion”, NHS workers have said.
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1 week ago |
bigissue.com | Isabella McRae
Social Justice The Work and Pensions Select Committee is calling for the government to be made legally-responsible for safeguarding benefit claimants The government must create a “compassionate” benefits system which does not “demonise people for needing social security support” to prevent further deaths of claimants, the Work and Pensions Select Committee chair has warned.
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1 week ago |
bigissue.com | Isabella McRae
Money Here's everything to know about the benefits and pensions to expect from the DWP in June 2025, including how much your benefits are going up More than 20 million people rely on benefits and pensions to help them cover the cost of living in the UK. That is more than one in three people across the country receiving some form of financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). However, there are also millions of people who are eligible for help but are not claiming it.
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2 weeks ago |
bigissue.com | Isabella McRae
Sponsored by Wales & West Housing Campaigners are organising a protest against the disability benefit cuts in Cardiff on 24 May. They tell the Big Issue why it matters that people get out and support them “Working nearly killed me,” says Rosanna Hague, a 28-year-old from Cardiff who is campaigning against the government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits. She has a progressive neurological condition and has spent years navigating the welfare system and struggling to stay in employment.
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can't believe I'm actually having to do this but @BritishGas has owed me over £130 since last August and repeatedly fails to send me a cheque despite continuously saying that they have dealt with it - appalling customer service, especially in a cost of living crisis!
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