My name is Issy Vine, and I’m asking for help to rebuild my life and fight the Met Police in court, after losing everything for doing what I believed was right.

While working for the Metropolitan Police, I spoke out about serious wrongdoing. What followed changed my life forever. I faced relentless retaliation, isolation, and cruelty from within my own workplace — to the point where I was driven to the edge mentally. The sustained harassment left me struggling with PTSD symptoms and a serious autoimmune disease brought on by extreme stress.

Eventually, I had no choice but to resign to save my life and others so I could speak out without being threatened with misconduct against me. In doing so, I lost not only my career but my stability, my health, and nearly all of my possessions. I had to sell my car and belongings just to survive and move back with relatives.

I’m now working two jobs — one of them voluntary — but my health limits how much I can do. Despite my best efforts, I’m struggling to get back on my feet and rebuild from the ground up.

This fundraiser has been going since June 2025 and has helped me with getting by day to day and also legal assistance when I need it. However from today 10/4/2026 - I have £5k left in the pot and I will explain why I need to raise more.

I have been facing homelessness since I left the Met Police in December 2024 but luckily I was able to rent from a relative. However that is coming to an end due to house sale and I have had to speak to the Council regarding supporting me renting privately as my Art and Freelance work does not earn me enough to cover it all (YET).

The Council have said that because my PIP has been stopped (that is wrong and is currently going through the channels to go back to normal) that they can only assist me with 1/3 of the rent. If it was as it was before, my PIP not being stopped, they could've helped me with nearly 3/4s of the rent. I cannot live with strangers due to my multiple disabilities, anxiety and all of this. So I found a cheap small place that suits my health needs.

The accommodation I have been able to find is perfect, it has a lift, parking and also is near family and the landlord is so lovely and understanding of my circumstances (hard to find).

So, I need to organise getting £844 x 6 to help me cover my side of the rent for 6 months until I will be able to fully support myself (I am due to inherit some money and will be able to live off of that until I can get back into full time work one day).

I also have to save enough money for legal representation for hearings. Which, minimum is circa £5000-£10000.

Justice is not for the poor. Please let me know if you have any questions or anything that I need to clarify.

I am very stressed and ill and when I have the concept of homelessness aswell as court, it makes me worse.

All of this is stopping me from being mentally able to continue helping others get their stories out there and work on Speak Up Now UK CIC/Isabelle's Campaign.

As always, I am so grateful for everything and can't thank you for the kindness I have been shown.

I am determined that once I win my court case, Speak Up Now UK CIC will be helping thousands and I will change UK Policing via Isabelle's Campaign so that we are all safer.

love,

Issy