Liam Geraghty, Author at Big Issue

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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.

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Vagrancy Act

Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill

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Temporary Accommodation

‘When Covid started I saw hell’: Temporary accommodation is ‘violating children’s human rights’

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Housing

Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots

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Homelessness

The pioneering university project helping homeless people get degrees

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Social housing

Social housing tenant hospitalised after ceiling collapses on her head

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Our vendors

‘It’s a Christmas miracle’: Big Issue vendor returns lost purse to customer on Christmas Day

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Cladding

Michael Gove gives developers ‘final chance’ to pay £4bn to fix cladding crisis

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Housing

Building the targeted 300,000 homes a year ‘may not be enough to end housing crisis’

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Cladding

‘There’s no magic bullet’: Westminster government won’t follow Wales in buying cladding homes

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Our vendors

Meet the former Big Issue vendor who now owns a multi-million pound company fighting fast fashion

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Worst place to live

Revealed: This town is the worst place to live in England

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