Greg Barradale

London

Senior reporter @bigissue Winner, News & Investigations, MHP 30toWatch '23 / Shortlisted, Feature Writer of the Year, BSME Awards '23 DMs open for stories🗞

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Articles

Here's how Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album

1 week ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Music We've dragged out the real-world inspiration for Pulp's lyrics to discover whether something changed. Spoiler: there aren't 2000 discos any more Pulp are back with their first new album since 2001. New single “Spike Island” precedes the release of the album More, due on 6 June. It’s as good an excuse as any to dive into a back catalogue which chronicles Britain as it was for the outsiders downtrodden, and eccentric.
Inside the Big Issue: Ambassadors assemble

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Behind the scenes In this week's magazine, we meet five big names using their platform to fight poverty. Plus much, much more. Buy a copy from your local vendor It’s a beautiful day on the South Bank in London when Big Issue’s five new group ambassadors Chris Packham, Michelle de Swarte, Mike Soutar, Kwajo Tweneboa and Rotimi Merriman-Johnson gather for a photoshoot.
Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Get 8 issues for only £9.99 - delivered to your door Environment Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died aged nine, and became the first person in the world whose death was officially attributed to air pollution. Now a statue of her will stand in a London park A new statue of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, the first person in the world to officially die from air pollution, will serve as a reminder of the damage toxic air can do, her mother has said.
What's the bigger picture behind Reeves' dramatic cuts to benefits?

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Politics Millions will be made worse off by the government's benefits cuts. But the ramifications of Rachel Reeves' spring statement could be even wider Rachel Reeves’ spring statement was meant to be a small deal. It wasn’t. Some 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be plunged into poverty by benefits cuts, with one in five families where somebody is disabled set to miss out. The growth forecast for the coming year has been cut in half to 1%, but slightly upgraded thereafter.
UK is not equipped to protect its citizens from a crisis, charity warns

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Activism The UK is not equipped to protect its citizens from crisis, a new report has found. Community groups could be the answer For 35,000 residents of Hastings, May Day will always be synonymous with disaster. A burst pipe left thousands without running water over the bank holiday weekend in 2024, heralding a period of six days where many were unable to wash up, flush the toilet, or change babies’ nappies.
DWP must correct 'misleading' claim on universal credit claimants

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Social Justice The Office for Statistics Regulation told the Department for Work and Pensions that the claim the number of people considered too sick to look for work had risen by 383% in less than five years was inflated The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been ordered to correct a false claim that said the number of people on universal credit with no requirement to look for work had increased by 383% since the pandemic as the government looked to justify new welfare reforms.
Electric van to help charity to deliver 50k meals to homeless people

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Housing Big Issue Changemaker Feeding Communities will be able to more than double the number of meals it can give out to people experiencing homelessness, thanks to the new van A charity will be able to deliver an extra 50,000 meals to homeless people on the streets of London after being gifted an electric van.
Benefits, council tax, energy bills: all the changes in April 2025

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Social Justice The start of April sees a range of bills, taxes, and benefits go up. But help is available to those struggling Forget what the Robbie Williams calendar on your kitchen wall says: in financial terms, it’s April that marks the start of a new year. From social rents to utilities bills and benefits, 1 April will see charges go up. These increases can be a cause of stress.
Covid exposed the realities of UK health inequality – has anything changed?

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Health Covid exposed brutal differences in how poverty affects health. Experts warn we’ve not learned our lessons, as the poor continue to live shorter, unhealthier lives Guddi Singh will never forget the four-year old boy who came in to see her, his legs bowed from rickets. “This young boy, not only are his bones literally deformed from it, it also affects your brain function. This kid couldn’t even speak properly, so we’re talking about developmental delay as a result of this,” she says.
Communities who build solar panels should get cheaper bills

4 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Greg Barradale

Environment But Michael Shanks tells Big Issue government is still working to remove barriers for community energy projects Communities who build solar panels and wind farms should benefit from lower energy bills, Labour’s energy minister has said. But Michael Shanks signalled the government is yet to remove barriers which community energy groups say are holding them back from generating energy in towns and cities across the country.