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.
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
B Corp Month

How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy

Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here's what happens if you don't pay
a tap with water coming out of it illustrating rising water bills
water

Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here's what happens if you don't pay

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
a young person sat on a bench
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?
university graduates at graduation
graduates

Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'
elderly woman washing food in tap water
Water

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'
Interview

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
An empty church
Reform UK

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
Photography

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'

Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
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Energy bills

Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Vote Leave bus on Brexit campaign
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today