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
Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests
Policing Bill

Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Water pollution

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area
Empty homes

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area

Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Protest

Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030

Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing
Climate crisis

Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing

Boris Johnson apologises for not realising his birthday party was a party
Partygate

Boris Johnson apologises for not realising his birthday party was a party

How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
Cost of Living Heroes
Activism

How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness

Meet the builders turning London's empty houses into affordable homes
Cost of Living Heroes

Meet the builders turning London's empty houses into affordable homes

How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
Cost of Living Heroes

How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits

Meet the plumber raising money to heat people's homes for free
Cost of Living Heroes

Meet the plumber raising money to heat people's homes for free

Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Cost of Living heroes
Cost of Living Heroes

Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Big Issue Invest

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding

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