Charlotte Elton, Author at Big Issue

Charlotte Elton

Charlotte Elton is a freelance journalist who works regularly with the Big Issue. She was previously based in Australia, where she worked as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian Newspaper. In this role, she won “Best New Journalist - Runner Up” for a 2021 investigation into police misconduct.

Crime

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison

Water bills

Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: 'A con and a disgrace'

Music

Yungblud on 'ignorant' politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world

Employment

'Job apocalypse': Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned

Social care

Kate Garraway's 'huge debts' from husband's care shows reality of a social care system in crisis

Politics

'Out of touch': Chancellor Jeremy Hunt slammed after claiming £100,000 a year 'isn't a huge salary'

Ethical investing

'Not just for the super-rich': How ethical investing can change the world

Volunteering

I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back

Mental health

Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has 'gone too far'

Business

Iconic fashion brand Ted Baker collapses with hundreds of jobs at risk. What went wrong?

Housing crisis

Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says

Homelessness