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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.
Youth unemployment at ‘critical moment’ as job market shows recovery signs
Employment

Youth unemployment at ‘critical moment’ as job market shows recovery signs

‘Every time I buy a coffee I think I should be saving for my cladding bill'
Sheffield leaseholder Jenni Garratt has been caught up in the building safety crisis
Housing

‘Every time I buy a coffee I think I should be saving for my cladding bill'

‘The plan was this is where I would live for life’
Birmingham leaseholder Sarah Rennie has been hit by the cladding crisis after Grenfell
Housing

‘The plan was this is where I would live for life’

‘I feel like the government is trying to kill me at work and at home’
London leaseholders Daisy Connor and Vijay Sisodia have been hit by the building safety crisis
Housing

‘I feel like the government is trying to kill me at work and at home’

Grenfell survivor Antonio Roncolato is still fighting for 'truth and justice'
Grenfell
Housing

Grenfell survivor Antonio Roncolato is still fighting for 'truth and justice'

‘My children heard me say, I can’t get out of the building’
London leaseholder Nadim Ahmad narrowly escaped from a blaze following the fire safety crisis
Housing

‘My children heard me say, I can’t get out of the building’

Grenfell: Ending the cladding crisis could take until 2043, warns Labour
Grenfell
Housing

Grenfell: Ending the cladding crisis could take until 2043, warns Labour

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles
work inequality persists
Employment

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles

‘True picture of rough sleeping is needed’ to prevent people living on street
rough sleeping statistics
Housing

‘True picture of rough sleeping is needed’ to prevent people living on street

London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction
Housing

London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction

Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?
ban mother
News

Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid
workers' rights
Employment

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid