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.
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
Refugees

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties’ promises enough to tackle it?
Rick Henderson

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties’ promises enough to tackle it?

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren’t talking about
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren’t talking about

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
RENTING

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions

‘All my stuff is ruined now’: Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
RENTING

‘All my stuff is ruined now’: Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Health

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis
General election 2024

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis

World’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London
Homelessness

World’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London

‘It’s crisis point’: Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
Social housing

‘It’s crisis point’: Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear

Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis
Right to Buy

Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis

‘Next government must fix our broken rental system’: Political leaders told to stand up for renters
RENTING

‘Next government must fix our broken rental system’: Political leaders told to stand up for renters