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
Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost
Phoenix Social Enterprise
Social Justice

Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice
menopause
Health

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
BT strike
Employment

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'
Met Police

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'

Mick Lynch: ‘Nobody knows what Keir Starmer stands for’
train strikes
Strike action

Mick Lynch: ‘Nobody knows what Keir Starmer stands for’

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters targeted a drag queen at a children’s storytime event in the UK
Drag queen Reading
LGBTQ+ Rights

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters targeted a drag queen at a children’s storytime event in the UK

BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave
British Museum
Climate crisis

BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave

The south London café helping people with learning difficulties into work
Cafe Van Gogh
Hospitality

The south London café helping people with learning difficulties into work

This Twitter bot is exposing celebrities taking three-minute private jet flights
Celebrity Jets
Aviation

This Twitter bot is exposing celebrities taking three-minute private jet flights

A climate change protest has been cancelled because of climate change
heatwave
Heatwave

A climate change protest has been cancelled because of climate change

Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
UK Jamaica policy
Rwanda policy

Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights

Meet the heatwave heroes making sure those in need get support as temperatures soar
heatwave
Heatwave

Meet the heatwave heroes making sure those in need get support as temperatures soar