Liam Geraghty
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.
BBC staff raise over £7k for Big Issue vendor struck down by pneumonia: ‘I feel part of the family’
Our vendors

BBC staff raise over £7k for Big Issue vendor struck down by pneumonia: ‘I feel part of the family’

Insulating Britain’s draughty homes would save billions on bills – but UK government is failing
Climate Change

Insulating Britain’s draughty homes would save billions on bills – but UK government is failing

5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail
Social housing

5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail

Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns
Social housing

Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor ‘shows the power of art’ to tackle homelessness
Art

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor ‘shows the power of art’ to tackle homelessness

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and ‘third-world poverty conditions’, government told
Housing

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and ‘third-world poverty conditions’, government told

Met Police apologises after ‘inhumane’ destruction of homeless people’s tents near Camden hospital
Homelessness

Met Police apologises after ‘inhumane’ destruction of homeless people’s tents near Camden hospital

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells ‘bad news for families’
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells ‘bad news for families’

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’
Homelessness

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Housing

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’
Fact/Fiction

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’