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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” at the 2021 WA State Media Awards.
Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: 'Our generation is losing hope'
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: 'Our generation is losing hope'

Digital ID scheme will be a 'passport' out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Exclusive

Digital ID scheme will be a 'passport' out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Hands holding a piggy bank
Real Living Wage

Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
a young person sat on a bench
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Water

Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously

Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
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Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment

From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence

From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI

Bath is one of Britain's most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?
Housing crisis

Bath is one of Britain's most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'

The Producers star Marc Antolin: 'Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it'
Theatre

The Producers star Marc Antolin: 'Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it'

Homelessness 'should not exist in a country that values human life', says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
World Homeless Day

Homelessness 'should not exist in a country that values human life', says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton

What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out
Economics
Bank tax

What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out