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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.
Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’
Housing

Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Housing

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping ‘isn’t high enough on the government’s agenda’
Housing

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping ‘isn’t high enough on the government’s agenda’

‘I was up at 7, stretched and was fine’: Big Issue seller back on pitch after London Marathon
News

‘I was up at 7, stretched and was fine’: Big Issue seller back on pitch after London Marathon

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
Housing

Explained: The real cost of homelessness

Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture
News

Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture

Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
Housing

Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I’m a furniture restorer
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I’m a furniture restorer

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I’m a Gogglebox star
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I’m a Gogglebox star

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business

‘Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket’, ministers warned
News

‘Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket’, ministers warned

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
News

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?