Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is a staff reporter at the Big Issue. She previously worked at Euronews, and as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian Newspaper. In this role, she won “Best New Journalist - Runner Up” for a 2021 investigation into police misconduct.
Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Employment

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say

New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
Books

New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’

This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
General election 2024

This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why
LGBTQ+ rights

Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why

Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
General election 2024

Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
General election 2024

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster

Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims
Gambling

Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling’s real victims

Keir Starmer: ‘I’d offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula’
General election 2024

Keir Starmer: ‘I’d offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula’

Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
Four-day working week

Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it

‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
General election 2024

‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems

UK inflation falls to lowest level in almost three years – but cost of living crisis is far from over
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation falls to lowest level in almost three years – but cost of living crisis is far from over

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Learning Disability Week 2024

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities