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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.
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
Social Media

‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants

Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’
Thames Water

Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why

Rosebank oilfield approval ruled unlawful – here’s why it’s an ‘incredible victory’ for the planet
Environment

Rosebank oilfield approval ruled unlawful – here’s why it’s an ‘incredible victory’ for the planet

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
Sewage crisis

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco

‘Dystopian’: Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?
Climate crisis

‘Dystopian’: Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?

‘We’re overdue an update:’ A four-day working week will be ‘the norm’ in five years, most Brits say
Four-day working week

‘We’re overdue an update:’ A four-day working week will be ‘the norm’ in five years, most Brits say

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’

Growth and jobs or a net zero nightmare? Why there’s so much opposition to Heathrow’s third runway
Heathrow Airport

Growth and jobs or a net zero nightmare? Why there’s so much opposition to Heathrow’s third runway

Working from home isn’t ‘proper work’, ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?
Work from home

Working from home isn’t ‘proper work’, ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Reading

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
Wages

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth