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.
‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
Sewage pollution

‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping

There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’
Mental health

There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think
Homelessness

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think

‘This Victorian-era law isn’t fit for purpose’: Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
Abortion

‘This Victorian-era law isn’t fit for purpose’: Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
Music

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music

Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she’s ‘speaking out for her tribe’
World AIDS Day

Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she’s ‘speaking out for her tribe’

‘Rave on’: Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
Music

‘Rave on’: Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65

Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay
Renters Reform Bill

Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay

Modern slavery survivor Ilja was sex trafficked for years. Now she’s speaking out to help others
Modern slavery

Modern slavery survivor Ilja was sex trafficked for years. Now she’s speaking out to help others

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008
Transport

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008

COP28: What is it, why is it important and why is an oil boss in charge?
climate crisis

COP28: What is it, why is it important and why is an oil boss in charge?

‘Wake up and smell the s**t’: Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
Water pollution

‘Wake up and smell the s**t’: Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says