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.
Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts
Homelessness

Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts

Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition
Photography

Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition

‘An amazing U-turn’: Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
Immigration

‘An amazing U-turn’: Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing

Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
Homelessness

Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness

When will house prices go down?
House Prices

When will house prices go down?

Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Justice

Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn

Renters in Scotland face ‘tidal wave of evictions’ as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
RENTING

Renters in Scotland face ‘tidal wave of evictions’ as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end

Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
Art

Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist

Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: ‘It’s completely unfair’
Cost of living crisis

Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: ‘It’s completely unfair’

No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: ‘We will have outlawed it’
RENTING

No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: ‘We will have outlawed it’

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’
Homelessness

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’

UK government doesn’t yet know how legal aid cuts have hurt other public services
Justice

UK government doesn’t yet know how legal aid cuts have hurt other public services