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
Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure
Activism

Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure

‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people
Homelessness

‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills
Social enterprises

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills

The internet’s best reactions as Kwasi Kwarteng cuts taxes and lifts the cap on bankers’ bonuses
Mini-budget

The internet’s best reactions as Kwasi Kwarteng cuts taxes and lifts the cap on bankers’ bonuses

‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
Cost of living crisis

‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget

‘They’re failing women’: Met Police ‘isn’t always’ recording domestic abuse or stalking
News

‘They’re failing women’: Met Police ‘isn’t always’ recording domestic abuse or stalking

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?
Economics

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?

Chris Kaba: Nationwide protests to take place as family demand action
Chris Kaba

Chris Kaba: Nationwide protests to take place as family demand action

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city
Cities

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city

Making friends and sharing sandwiches: What it’s really like in The Queue to see the Queen
Queen Elizabeth

Making friends and sharing sandwiches: What it’s really like in The Queue to see the Queen

Where to find charity furniture shops and pick up cheap, environmentally friendly items
Shopping

Where to find charity furniture shops and pick up cheap, environmentally friendly items

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests
King Charles

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests