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.
Experts issue energy bill 'red warning' as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
A person adjusting a heating control device
Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill 'red warning' as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

Sadiq Khan admits he is 'really worried' about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
Heatwave

Sadiq Khan admits he is 'really worried' about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
Faerie Newbuild sculpture by 10Foot at Museum of Homelessness
10Foot

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years

'It feels like, as a country, we've shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit'
Maxïmo Park's Paul Smith
Brexit

'It feels like, as a country, we've shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit'

Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes
Big Issue cover 1723: Hive Hopes
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?
Zack Polanski
Farming

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis
a data centre
Artificial Intelligence

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees

DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
dwp
Access to Work

DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Gambling

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system