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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.
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
Theatre

The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas

'Death certificate': Why COP28 climate summit is hanging by a thread over fossil fuel deadlock
Climate change

'Death certificate': Why COP28 climate summit is hanging by a thread over fossil fuel deadlock

Union leaders vow to resist Tories' 'unworkable and undemocratic' new anti-strike laws
Protesters hold up flags and placards at a protest in London on October 1, 2022.
Strikes

Union leaders vow to resist Tories' 'unworkable and undemocratic' new anti-strike laws

'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Benjamin Zephaniah
Literature

'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my 'dream job'
Big Issue Recruit

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my 'dream job'

Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: 'We can't wait another winter'
Cost of living crisis

Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: 'We can't wait another winter'

'Clean up the filth!': Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
sewage discharges have been recorded in the Lake District
Sewage pollution

'Clean up the filth!': Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping

There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'
Adam Kay
Mental health

There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you'd think
Prison is no picnic - but for some rough sleepers, it at least provides a 'safe' place to stay. Image credit: Piqsels
Homelessness

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you'd think

'This Victorian-era law isn't fit for purpose': Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
A protester holds a 'My body, my choice' placard.
Abortion

'This Victorian-era law isn't fit for purpose': Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?

'Rail against the pain': Shane MacGowan's most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
Shane MacGowan
Music

'Rail against the pain': Shane MacGowan's most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music