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.
Holly Valance says everyone is a ‘leftie’ until we realise ideas are ‘crap’. Here’s why she’s wrong
Politics

Holly Valance says everyone is a ‘leftie’ until we realise ideas are ‘crap’. Here’s why she’s wrong

Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all
Equal pay

Labour’s equal pay plan for ethnic minorities welcome – but campaigners warn it’s no cure-all

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say
Pensions

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say

Intersex people are treated like ‘freaks of nature’ and a ‘problem’ to be solved. That needs to change
LGBTQ+ rights

Intersex people are treated like ‘freaks of nature’ and a ‘problem’ to be solved. That needs to change

‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably
Four-day working week

‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably

‘Mr Sunak, do something’: Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness
End Housing Insecurity Now

‘Mr Sunak, do something’: Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness

‘The gap is worrying’: Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds
Gender equality

‘The gap is worrying’: Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds

Scandal after scandal plunges UK to lowest-ever position in corruption index: ‘The wrong direction’
Politics

Scandal after scandal plunges UK to lowest-ever position in corruption index: ‘The wrong direction’

DWP should never use AI to suspend benefit claims, experts insist: ‘People are still struggling’
Benefits

DWP should never use AI to suspend benefit claims, experts insist: ‘People are still struggling’

How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: ‘These kids can thrive’
Big Issue Invest

How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: ‘These kids can thrive’

Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough
Water pollution

Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough

 ‘We lost a good man’: Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James
In memoriam

 ‘We lost a good man’: Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James