Lottie Elton, Author at Big Issue

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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.

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Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

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Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

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Net Zero

‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism

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Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases

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Housing

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like

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Big Issue Invest

Applications open for Big Issue Invest’s fourth Social Impact Investment Fund

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Water pollution

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?

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Wind power

UK government’s offshore wind farm auction was a ‘disaster’. It could cost bill payers £2 billion

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FOOTBALL

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls

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International Dog Day

International Dog Day: Big Issue readers share their favourite dog memories and snaps

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Climate crisis

Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition?

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Homelessness