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.
From milkshakes to Ed Davey on a paddleboard: The most bizarre moments of the 2024 general election
Rishi Sunak, Ed Davey, Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer on the general election campaign trail
General election 2024

From milkshakes to Ed Davey on a paddleboard: The most bizarre moments of the 2024 general election

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
silhouette of person looking out of the window
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
Refugee Week ambassador Nico Ndlovu
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?
homelessness
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
Sunak and Starmer debate
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
Labour will ban no-fault evictions, confirms Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer
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
Privste renter Decoda Smith
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
Craig McLundie benefitted from social prescribing, so could the NHS
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
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches manifesto including promises to fix the 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
Home Kitchen restaurant is set to be staffed by homeless people 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
building social housing
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
Andy Burnham has differing views to Margaret Thatcher on Right to Buy
Right to Buy

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