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.
976 candles: One for each person who died while homeless in 2020
Housing

976 candles: One for each person who died while homeless in 2020

2,500 people slept rough in England through the pandemic, figures show
Housing

2,500 people slept rough in England through the pandemic, figures show

Sunak’s ‘mishandling’ of furlough caused redundancy spike, says Labour
Politics

Sunak’s ‘mishandling’ of furlough caused redundancy spike, says Labour

‘Far too many lives cut short’ as homeless deaths rise 10% in Scotland
Housing

‘Far too many lives cut short’ as homeless deaths rise 10% in Scotland

Unemployment among BAME groups now double that of white people
Employment

Unemployment among BAME groups now double that of white people

Women ‘more likely to take up online learning during Covid-19’
Employment

Women ‘more likely to take up online learning during Covid-19’

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?
News

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?

Fact/Fiction: Does living near streetlights give you cancer?
News

Fact/Fiction: Does living near streetlights give you cancer?

Renters face March homeless spike without eviction ban, say campaigners
Housing

Renters face March homeless spike without eviction ban, say campaigners

‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’
Activism

‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’

Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’ 
Activism

Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’ 

Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’
Food poverty

Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’