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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Social media

Here's how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk's Grok and X – and what it would mean

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

Inside the Big Issue: Paddington lives!
A Big Issue magazine cover with Paddington Bear on it
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paddington lives!

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Fitness

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 

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Dry January

A lot of men think they're funnier with alcohol. Here's the sobering reality

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Stock photo of UK bank notes and coins
Wages

It's early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Artificial intelligence

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

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A woman works at a laptop
Employment

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have'

How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
Christmas

How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing

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Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

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Christmas

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?