Greg Barradale, Author at Big Issue

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Greg Barradale

Greg is a Senior Reporter for the Big Issue. He reports on social affairs ranging from asylum and homelessness, to public transport and protests. He was a winner of the News and Investigations category at the MHP 30toWatch awards 2023, and was shortlisted for feature writer of the year at the 2023 BSME Talent Awards. If you've got a story which you think needs covering, email him at greg.barradale@bigissue.com

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Winter weather

William Wall-Ice and Carrie Bradthaw: Meet Scotland’s punny gritter trucks fighting the snow

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activism

How a community fought the police and a billion-pound contract to save their street trees

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Activism

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

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Ethical Shopping

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

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Meet the maker

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh

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Qatar World Cup

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup

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Qatar World Cup

How Qatar’s only LGBTQ+ fan group is raising awareness during World Cup games

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Environment

‘No evidence’ low-traffic neighbourhoods increase pollution in nearby roads, study finds

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Qatar World Cup

How can I protest the Qatar World Cup? Here are the options

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Welfare state

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net

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Qatar World Cup

How fans and players around the world are protesting the Qatar World Cup

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Politics

William Wall-Ice and Carrie Bradthaw: Meet Scotland’s punny gritter trucks fighting the snow

How a community fought the police and a billion-pound contract to save their street trees

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup

How Qatar’s only LGBTQ+ fan group is raising awareness during World Cup games

‘No evidence’ low-traffic neighbourhoods increase pollution in nearby roads, study finds

How can I protest the Qatar World Cup? Here are the options

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net

How fans and players around the world are protesting the Qatar World Cup

Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists

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