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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.
Big Issue vendors swap their pitches for the House of Lords
House of Lords 2019 reception
News

Big Issue vendors swap their pitches for the House of Lords

Not having a bank account costs an extra £485 every year
Social Justice

Not having a bank account costs an extra £485 every year

Fact/Fiction: Are hipsters’ beards dirtier than a dog's fur?
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News

Fact/Fiction: Are hipsters’ beards dirtier than a dog's fur?

Revealed: FOI requests detail impact of the Homelessness Reduction Act
Rough sleeper
Housing

Revealed: FOI requests detail impact of the Homelessness Reduction Act

Big Issue vendor goes viral after pet Chihuahua Fifi is stolen
Ruth Reidy Big Issue Australia Fifi
News

Big Issue vendor goes viral after pet Chihuahua Fifi is stolen

The Homelessness Reduction Act: One year on
Housing

The Homelessness Reduction Act: One year on

Rightmove is following the crowd in banning ‘No DSS’ adverts
Housing

Rightmove is following the crowd in banning ‘No DSS’ adverts

Fact/Fiction: Are asthma inhalers as polluting as a 180-mile car journey?
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News

Fact/Fiction: Are asthma inhalers as polluting as a 180-mile car journey?

Vendor Phil is taking his idea of jobs for homeless people to Westminster
Vendor CREDIT: Kumar Sriskandan / Alamy Stock Photo
News

Vendor Phil is taking his idea of jobs for homeless people to Westminster

Government to scrap 'no-fault' evictions to boost private renters
Housing

Government to scrap 'no-fault' evictions to boost private renters

'He was one in a million': Customers pay emotional tributes to vendor Stevie
Stevie Stockbridge vendor
News

'He was one in a million': Customers pay emotional tributes to vendor Stevie

Is Bach really back nearly three centuries after his death?
News

Is Bach really back nearly three centuries after his death?

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