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
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Council tax

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
Youth clubs

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic

North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
Exclusive

North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders
Industry

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
TV

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule

Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: ‘People will become homeless’
Housing crisis

Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: ‘People will become homeless’

Home Kitchen: Inside the world’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Homelessness

Home Kitchen: Inside the world’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back
Loans

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back

Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Child poverty

Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds