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

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
Ethical Shopping

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
Meet the maker

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
Qatar World Cup

‘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
Qatar 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
Environment

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

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

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
Welfare state

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
Qatar World Cup

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

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

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

House prices will fall by 9% by 2024, OBR predicts
Autumn Statement

House prices will fall by 9% by 2024, OBR predicts

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement will push more into poverty, says Big Issue founder John Bird
Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement will push more into poverty, says Big Issue founder John Bird