Lottie Elton, Author at Big Issue

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.

Refugees at Christmas

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot

Jobs with the Royal Mail are still prized, so why shouldn't others be in the UK service industry? Image credit: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock

Christmas

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: 'People aren't robots. They can't keep going'

Arsenal's Emily Fox and Alessia Russo visit at the Community Hub at Emirates Stadium.

Women's football

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'

Refugees at Christmas

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other

Refugees at Christmas

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine

Lord John Bird on Suella Braverman's comments regarding street homelessness as a lifestyle choice

Digital ID

What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?

Private jet at Orlando airport with door open

Wealth

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head

Big Issue

Jordan North and William Hanson on why you should always take your Big Issue: 'It's a bloody good read'

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown

Child poverty

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'

Unsung heroes

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague's life – then rebuilt his home

Child poverty strategy

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

child poverty strategy

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: 'People aren't robots. They can't keep going'

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine

What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head

Jordan North and William Hanson on why you should always take your Big Issue: 'It's a bloody good read'

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague's life – then rebuilt his home

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets

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