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.
The number of elderly needing social care will double by 2035
Social Care
News

The number of elderly needing social care will double by 2035

Glasgow beggars will be given benefits help to provide route off the streets
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
News

Glasgow beggars will be given benefits help to provide route off the streets

Artisan bakeries are on the rise – but Greggs has a roll to play too
Greggs credit Tejvan Pettinger
Life

Artisan bakeries are on the rise – but Greggs has a roll to play too

What happens when you miss a council tax bill?
uk poverty cost of living crisis
News

What happens when you miss a council tax bill?

Big Issue vendor Amanda was a big hit at Pride Cymru
Big Issue vendor Amanda Hill Cardiff credit David Wagstaffe
News

Big Issue vendor Amanda was a big hit at Pride Cymru

Almost 123,000 children were homeless over the summer holidays
Child poverty
Social Justice

Almost 123,000 children were homeless over the summer holidays

MPs and artists back festival highlighting women's "tortuous" asylum process
Spotlight on Asylum
News

MPs and artists back festival highlighting women's "tortuous" asylum process

Will landmark ruling rewrite the book on library closures?
Brackley library Rachel Page
Books

Will landmark ruling rewrite the book on library closures?

Five of England’s biggest letting agents have banned housing benefit tenants
Housing

Five of England’s biggest letting agents have banned housing benefit tenants

Renters are sharing their horror stories on Twitter
Private renting homelessness
Housing

Renters are sharing their horror stories on Twitter

The national living wage is still not enough for working families
Social Justice

The national living wage is still not enough for working families

Rory Stewart has pledged to quit if his 10 Prisons Project fails
Rory Stewart Foreign and Commonwealth Office Flickr
News

Rory Stewart has pledged to quit if his 10 Prisons Project fails

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