Articles by Will Edmonds

November 28, 2025

The failure of social housing in the UK and the abandonment of the the poor

Will Edmonds
Will Edmonds argues that the UK’s targeted, means-tested social housing is permitted by a culture that criminalises poverty, and has enabled tragedies like the Grenfell fire. A look through the history of UK public housing shows that the government should adopt a humane, universalist approach
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Will Edmonds
PhD Candidate, King's College London

Will is an economist by training, but has developed an interest in UK government policy, and how we can create a more equal society.

He is now a candidate for a PhD in Public Policy Research at King's College London, in which he seeks to understand whether English devolution is enabling a more just transport sector.

Alongside this, he regularly publishes a Substack blog called The Will of the People.

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