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Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is an award-winning journalist and senior reporter at Big Issue, where she covers social justice, the environment and politics. Her reporting at Big Issue has included investigating river pollution and sewage dumping, covering the fight over lithium mining in Cornwall, and exposing how technology is exploiting people experiencing homelessness. She previously worked as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian and as a video journalist at Euronews. Her work has also appeared in Noema Magazine, In These Times and Business Insider. Lottie is a 2026 PPA Next Gen Awards winner, a John Schofield Trust Fellow and a Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards winner.
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Zack Polanski
rent controls

Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so

KSI: 'People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have'
multiple versions of content creator KSI sat in a football stadium stand
Community

KSI: 'People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have'

Lives are being 'tragically cut short' due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
a close-up view of four lit pillar candles against a dark blue background
Homeless deaths

Lives are being 'tragically cut short' due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Unpaid carer Kevin Cameron and his son Tristan
Unpaid carers

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
a housing estate in Luton pictured from the air
local housing allowance

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It's exploiting people for views
An illustration of smart glasses in Orwellian style
Technology

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It's exploiting people for views

What are data centres? And do we even need them?
Campaigners holding a banner reading 'Save Brick Lane'
Technology

What are data centres? And do we even need them?

Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?
a person washing their hands with water
Thames Water

Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?

British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
The Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) in Norwich demonstrated outside the PIP offices in central Norwich in 2016
Disability benefits

British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
A hospital waiting room
homelessness

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
A barista at work. Insecure work can be expensive for employees
insecure work

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts