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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
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Ocean Rebellion
Protest

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History

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Policing bill
Protest

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food bank christmas
Activism

Yorkshire history book climbs Amazon charts as thousands exploit loophole to raise money for food banks

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Gordon Brown
Social Justice

Benefits system is forcing people on to the streets, Gordon Brown warns

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Pivot, Meet the Maker
Meet the maker

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food bank
Activism

This food bank was going under. Then a group of hobby writers found an Amazon infinite money glitch

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cold weather help
Cold weather

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Scottish gritter, Scotland gritter
Winter weather

William Wall-Ice and Carrie Bradthaw: Meet Scotland's punny gritter trucks fighting the snow

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The Felling, Sheffield trees
activism

How a community fought the police and a billion-pound contract to save their street trees

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Crisis at Christmas
Activism

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

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