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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
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: 'We need resilience in our food system'
Food

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: 'We need resilience in our food system'

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

'Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war': The truth about the anti-vegan backlash
Food

'Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war': The truth about the anti-vegan backlash

'A moral imperative': Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness
Veterans

'A moral imperative': Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness

Tories call on Starmer to confirm cash keeping 1,000 veterans off the streets: 'They must be protected'
shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge
Veterans

Tories call on Starmer to confirm cash keeping 1,000 veterans off the streets: 'They must be protected'

'Urgent' action needed on Right to Buy reforms after Yo-yo Homes 'scandal', Labour figures say
Salford mayor Paul Dennett with a red bar over his face
Yo-yo Homes

'Urgent' action needed on Right to Buy reforms after Yo-yo Homes 'scandal', Labour figures say

Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: 'A kick in the teeth'
Remembrance

Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: 'A kick in the teeth'

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Keir Starmer and a block of flats
Yo-yo Homes

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I'm 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Big Issue Invest

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I'm 20 years sober and in love with giving back

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: 'We had no idea what we were doing'
Solar power

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: 'We had no idea what we were doing'