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.
Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’
Immigration

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
Government spending

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless
Homelessness

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers
Our vendors

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers

How the Homeless World Cup saved a Sacramento footballer’s life
Homeless World Cup

How the Homeless World Cup saved a Sacramento footballer’s life

Homeless World Cup: The home nations heading to Sacramento
Homeless World Cup

Homeless World Cup: The home nations heading to Sacramento

Homeless World Cup: 20 years of transforming lives through football
Homeless World Cup

Homeless World Cup: 20 years of transforming lives through football

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
Renting

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid
Renting

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise
Climate crisis

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year