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
No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
Music

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers

Scam victims will get guaranteed refunds from banks under new scheme – but it comes with a warning
Fraud

Scam victims will get guaranteed refunds from banks under new scheme – but it comes with a warning

UK won’t reach net zero without carbon capture – so why do we keep ‘screwing it up’?
Net zero

UK won’t reach net zero without carbon capture – so why do we keep ‘screwing it up’?

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots
Migration

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots

‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
Housing

‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Immigration

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’

Behind the secret birth of London’s first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means
Rewilding

Behind the secret birth of London’s first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means

Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
UK riots

Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?
Rivers

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?

Labour’s new towns plans is a start on housing crisis – but much more is needed, experts say
New towns

Labour’s new towns plans is a start on housing crisis – but much more is needed, experts say