Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
Forget fake news: fake views threaten democracy through deepfakes
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News

Forget fake news: fake views threaten democracy through deepfakes

135,000 kids won’t have a home to call their own this Christmas
Child poverty
Housing

135,000 kids won’t have a home to call their own this Christmas

Why books matter: More than 380,000 UK kids don’t own a book
Child reading in library
Books

Why books matter: More than 380,000 UK kids don’t own a book

Centrepoint join up with Life is Strange 2 to boost homelessness awareness
Life is Strange 2 Centrepoint
Culture

Centrepoint join up with Life is Strange 2 to boost homelessness awareness

Fact/Fiction: Do hiccups teach babies how to breathe?
News

Fact/Fiction: Do hiccups teach babies how to breathe?

Private renters are spending £11bn a year more than they can afford on rent
Renting Yuki Mok/PA
Housing

Private renters are spending £11bn a year more than they can afford on rent

Not long left! Homelessness is no barrier to voting in the general election
Polling station iStock
Politics

Not long left! Homelessness is no barrier to voting in the general election

The Labour manifesto is built on social homes and Universal Credit axe
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers his keynote speech at the Party's conference in Brighton
Politics

The Labour manifesto is built on social homes and Universal Credit axe

Fact/Fiction: Are Greggs making 'diet doughnuts'?
News

Fact/Fiction: Are Greggs making 'diet doughnuts'?

The Green Party back The Big Issue's Future Generations bid in manifesto
Future Generations
Politics

The Green Party back The Big Issue's Future Generations bid in manifesto

Children with working parents growing up in poverty rises 800,000 since 2010
Child poverty
Social Justice

Children with working parents growing up in poverty rises 800,000 since 2010

Luciana Berger has taken The Big Issue’s Future Generations Pledge
Luciana Berger Future Generations Pledge
Politics

Luciana Berger has taken The Big Issue’s Future Generations Pledge