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.

Climate crisis

Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition?

Homelessness

These striking photos show what London looks like through the lens of homeless photographers

Cartoon

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine

Sewage

Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say

Heatflation

‘Heatflation’: Heatwaves could drive up food prices – but scientists are working on a solution

Renters have faced no-fault evictions while the wait for the Renters Reform Bill goes on

Housing

Thousands of tenants lose homes to no-fault evictions as wait for Renters Reform Bill goes on

Debt

'Breaking point': Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks

Red dots across a map of England and Wales show the breadth of sewage spills in protected areas

Pollution

‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves

Solar panels

Solar power: How much money can you really save with renewable energy?

A BP sign with it's yellow and green spiky circles fills the screen against a clear blue skyfills

Climate change

Who should pay for climate change? The oil and gas companies, according to most Brits

Summer

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year - and how you can beat the symptoms

A fragment of Britain's ancient rainforests at Coed Crafnant.

Biodiversity