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
Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is 'pivotal' for free speech
Kneecap

Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is 'pivotal' for free speech

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Stock image of a woman working on a laptop
Buy now, pay later

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?

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Food banks

Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: 'There is nowhere to go'

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Rachel Reeves
Spending review

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?

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Law

Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: 'People don't know their rights'

'Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform': Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage
Zack Polanski
Politics

'Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform': Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
school children at desks
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?

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Homelessness

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End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025
Music festivals

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025

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Ely riots

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain

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A Modest Proposal

Bill Gates is giving away his £150bn fortune – and we think we know how to spend it

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Dutch author Rutger Bregman
Books

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

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