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 must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
Poverty

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder

I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
Statutory Sick Pay

I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty

'People need aid, not criminalisation': Sadiq Khan's comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate
Crime

'People need aid, not criminalisation': Sadiq Khan's comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate

Lesbian Visibility Week: There's 'enormous power' in being a lesbian – but stigma and shame persist
Lesbian Visibility Week

Lesbian Visibility Week: There's 'enormous power' in being a lesbian – but stigma and shame persist

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?
Great Western Railway train at Paddington Station
Transport

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?

Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
Theatre

Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'

Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months
Protesters with coloured placards
Renting

Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months

St George's Day: Why we mustn't let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right
St George's Day

St George's Day: Why we mustn't let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right

How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Employment

How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work

Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say
Earth Day
Earth Day

Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say

Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: 'We won't back down'
Train strikes

Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: 'We won't back down'

'Enormous' number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: 'This is bad for everyone'
Healthcare

'Enormous' number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: 'This is bad for everyone'

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