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Liam Geraghty

@lgeraghty23

Journalist @BigIssue. Writing about housing and homelessness plus a bit of everything else. Tips to liam(dot)geraghty(at)bigissue(dot)com

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🚨Concerts, sporting mega-events, and the tourism they generate shouldn't come at the expense of vulnerable populations. Displacing individuals experiencing #homelessness is a violation of human rights. Read the full statement 🔗bit.ly/4cQwAxJ

🚨Concerts, sporting mega-events, and the tourism they generate shouldn't come at the expense of vulnerable populations. Displacing individuals experiencing #homelessness is a violation of human rights.

Read the full statement 🔗bit.ly/4cQwAxJ
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Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris bigissue.com/news/housing/o…

SHAC (@shac_action) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to Big Issue for including comment from SHAC on how harmful it is for the new govt to side with landlords instead of tenants and residents. bigissue.com/news/housing/l… They've agreed inflation busting (CPI+1%) rent increases for the next 10 years for social housing providers -

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"Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back." Fantastic profile on Matt Staniek MattStaniek from #SaveWindermere in the Big Issue total hero. 👏👏👏 bigissue.com/news/environme…

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Suspend Right to Buy to help tackle social housing crisis, government told: 'It's exploitative' bigissue.com/news/housing/r…

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🧵 (1/12) At a press conference today, families of Grenfell Tower victims shared their pain as the final inquiry report failed to deliver the accountability they've long awaited. Despite clear evidence of decades of failure, the government has yet to bring anyone to justice. 👇

🧵 (1/12) At a press conference today, families of Grenfell Tower victims shared their pain as the final inquiry report failed to deliver the accountability they've long awaited.

Despite clear evidence of decades of failure, the government has yet to bring anyone to justice. 👇
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Tenants have been left living with damp and mould for two years, feeling "bitter and alienated". Their landlord? TV magician Stephen Mulhern The Catchphrase presenter has promised to fix it after being confronted 👀Big Issue exclusive from Liam Geraghty bigissue.com/news/housing/s…

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Stephen Mulhern, landlord of mouldy property. Exclusive by Liam Geraghty bigissue.com/news/housing/s… Big Issue intervention bringing change for tenants after months of worry

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One of Stephen Mulhern’s tenants got in touch with us after suffering with damp and mould in their home for two years. So we confronted him about it. My exclusive:

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On day two of our Community Roadshow we're inviting members of the public into our temporary office in Newcastle at The Stamp Exchange to share their stories directly with our editorial team. 💬 Drop in any time between 10am-4pm today (2nd October). 👇 bigissue.com/our-campaigns/…

On day two of our Community Roadshow we're inviting members of the public into our temporary office in Newcastle at The Stamp Exchange to share their stories directly with our editorial team. 💬

Drop in any time between 10am-4pm today (2nd October). 👇
bigissue.com/our-campaigns/…
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Here it is in black and white: the government's attempts to clear the asylum backlog caused refugee homelessness to increase by 251% As we reported for months at Big Issue, while the government said proper support was being provided From today's statutory homelessness stats

Here it is in black and white: the government's attempts to clear the asylum backlog caused refugee homelessness to increase by 251%

As we reported for months at <a href="/BigIssue/">Big Issue</a>, while the government said proper support was being provided

From today's statutory homelessness stats
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The homelessness crisis continues apace. Private rented sector and efforts to clear asylum backlog both driving it, as Big Issue has reported Story here: bigissue.com/news/housing/h…

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If you can do one thing today to mark #WorldHomelessDay, please share this info widely and try to attend this important vigil in #London. We will be there with @our_MoH and many more to remember all those we've lost this year. 💔 📣 17 October, 6- 8 p.m., #DowningStreet

If you can do one thing today to mark #WorldHomelessDay, please share this info widely and try to attend this important vigil in #London.

We will be there with @our_MoH and many more to remember all those we've lost this year. 💔

📣 17 October, 6- 8 p.m.,
 #DowningStreet
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In budget week, we seek genuine lasting solutions to the crisis of our time. @bigissue housing lead Liam Geraghty dives deep into the problems and what can be done. Onsale, across UK now.

In budget week, we seek genuine lasting solutions to the crisis of our time. @bigissue housing lead <a href="/LGeraghty23/">Liam Geraghty</a> dives deep into the problems and what can be done. Onsale, across UK now.
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Labour is under pressure to tackle a housing crisis that is driving surging homelessness. 📈 Reeves announced new cash to build more homes, changes to the Right to Buy scheme and long-term certainty for social housing providers. Liam Geraghty reports. ⬇️ bigissue.com/news/housing/a…

Labour is under pressure to tackle a housing crisis that is driving surging homelessness. 📈

Reeves announced new cash to build more homes, changes to the Right to Buy scheme and long-term certainty for social housing providers. <a href="/LGeraghty23/">Liam Geraghty</a> reports. ⬇️
bigissue.com/news/housing/a…
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The number of people sleeping rough on London’s streets has surged to a record high of 4,780 just days after Sadiq Khan warned the situation on the streets will “get worse before it gets better”. 📈 Liam Geraghty examines the latest official figures. ⬇️ bigissue.com/news/housing/r…

The number of people sleeping rough on London’s streets has surged to a record high of 4,780 just days after Sadiq Khan warned the situation on the streets will “get worse before it gets better”. 📈

<a href="/LGeraghty23/">Liam Geraghty</a> examines the latest official figures. ⬇️
bigissue.com/news/housing/r…
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More than 100 activists from HASL spent all morning on Halloween occupying Lewisham Council housing offices in protest at how the authority had handled housing two of its members. 🎃🏡 Deputy digital editor Liam Geraghty reports. ⬇️ bigissue.com/news/housing/h…

More than 100 activists from <a href="/HousingActionSL/">HASL</a> spent all morning on Halloween occupying Lewisham Council housing offices in protest at how the authority had handled housing two of its members. 🎃🏡

Deputy digital editor <a href="/LGeraghty23/">Liam Geraghty</a> reports. ⬇️
bigissue.com/news/housing/h…
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(1/6) Over the last couple of weeks, articles in Big Issue , The Standard and other publications have spotlighted Glass Door’s emergency winter night shelters and the important role they play in supporting those experiencing homelessness in London.

(1/6) Over the last couple of weeks, articles in <a href="/BigIssue/">Big Issue</a> , <a href="/theLDNstandard/">The Standard</a> and other publications have spotlighted Glass Door’s emergency winter night shelters and the important role they play in supporting those experiencing homelessness in London.