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.
Ending homelessness in the UK: 2021 will be a crucial year
Homeless person
Housing

Ending homelessness in the UK: 2021 will be a crucial year

‘We can change this’ 60,000 could be prevented from homelessness
Housing

‘We can change this’ 60,000 could be prevented from homelessness

Tier 4 ‘a devastating blow’ for Big Issue sellers on biggest week of the year
Big Issue vendor FAQ
News

Tier 4 ‘a devastating blow’ for Big Issue sellers on biggest week of the year

Covid-19 has changed city life - video game cities take us to a familiar past
video game city Half-Life 2 Maria Kallikaki
Culture

Covid-19 has changed city life - video game cities take us to a familiar past

Fact/Fiction: Is the Vicar of Dibley a Satanist?
Vicar of Dibley satanist
News

Fact/Fiction: Is the Vicar of Dibley a Satanist?

'It feels like Christmas now': Vendor Clive returns to theatre pitch
Theatre Royal Plymouth vendor Clive
News

'It feels like Christmas now': Vendor Clive returns to theatre pitch

Rhianna Pratchett: 'Fantasy is not as divorced from reality as we think'
Culture

Rhianna Pratchett: 'Fantasy is not as divorced from reality as we think'

‘Homelessness is not a crime’: Campaigner halts rough sleeping fines
rough sleeper
Housing

‘Homelessness is not a crime’: Campaigner halts rough sleeping fines

Young people struggling without support as redundancies surge
Man holds his head in his and as he looks at his computer
Employment

Young people struggling without support as redundancies surge

Creating a graphic novel transformed the life of a formerly homeless artist
Mitchel Ceney's drawing of homelessness
Housing

Creating a graphic novel transformed the life of a formerly homeless artist

Experience the choices of homelessness in The Big Issue's interactive fiction
Homeless man holds a sign saying hungry and homeless
News

Experience the choices of homelessness in The Big Issue's interactive fiction

Homeless deaths hit record high in England and Wales
homeless
Housing

Homeless deaths hit record high in England and Wales

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