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” in 2021.
Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used
A Modest Proposal

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Universal Credit

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

This mum used to watch her son ‘struggle for breath’. After a year of Ulez, things are much better
ULEZ

This mum used to watch her son ‘struggle for breath’. After a year of Ulez, things are much better

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality
Taxes

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Water bills

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ autumn budget
Autumn budget

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ autumn budget

This is what happens if a university goes bust
Universities

This is what happens if a university goes bust

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’
Trade Unions

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’

Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: ‘The sector can’t function’
Social care crisis

Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: ‘The sector can’t function’

‘Simply unacceptable’: GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
GCSE results

‘Simply unacceptable’: GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens

More than 1.5 million children affected by ‘problem gambling’, report finds: ‘It can affect anyone’
Problem gambling

More than 1.5 million children affected by ‘problem gambling’, report finds: ‘It can affect anyone’