Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is a senior reporter at The Big Issue, covering social justice, the environment and politics. Previously a reporter at Euronews and The West Australian, she was named a winner of the 2026 PPA Next Gen Awards (formerly 30 Under 30) and won Best Independent Media Article at the 2026 Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards. She is a John Schofield Fellow.
Labour's new Family Hubs are the 'successor' to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?
Sure Start

Labour's new Family Hubs are the 'successor' to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Economics
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
Debt

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'

Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Music

Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
Nigel Farage
Two-child benefit cap

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?
a mural of a man pulling back a shirt to reveal a
NHS

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Four-day working week

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
Disability benefits

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?

I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
child in waterproof jacket
Two-child benefit cap

I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?