A hand up, not a handout

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.
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

Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can’t afford bills
Cost of living crisis

Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can’t afford bills