The Will of the People
@wedmonds98.bsky.social
PhD Public Policy candidate. I comment on UK government policy, and how we can create a more equal society.
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PhD Public Policy candidate. I comment on UK government policy, and how we can create a more equal society. Click to read The Will of the People, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.
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I write a monthly blog to think about all matters UK policy. A common thread of these articles is consideration of what the UK government could do to promote a fairer, more equal society.
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13. Profit hungry: Why the market fails to feed the UK
I went to a Tesco Local and saw steaks in security boxes. One rant to an unfortunate friend later, and this piece was born! Enjoy.
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I went to a Tesco Local and saw steaks in security boxes. One rant to an unfortunate friend later, and this piece was born! Enjoy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
13. Profit hungry: Why the market fails to feed the UK
I went to a Tesco Local and saw steaks in security boxes. One rant to an unfortunate friend later, and this piece was born! Enjoy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
I went to a Tesco Local and saw steaks in security boxes. One rant to an unfortunate friend later, and this piece was born! Enjoy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
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Great to see IPPR North research on disparities in transport spending on the North, London, and the rest of the country showcased on @itvpeston.bsky.social last night.
The difference in spending truly is stark.
Read the full report here: lnkd.in/etg4w27f
The difference in spending truly is stark.
Read the full report here: lnkd.in/etg4w27f
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Great to see IPPR North research on disparities in transport spending on the North, London, and the rest of the country showcased on @itvpeston.bsky.social last night.
The difference in spending truly is stark.
Read the full report here: lnkd.in/etg4w27f
The difference in spending truly is stark.
Read the full report here: lnkd.in/etg4w27f
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'At the individual level, car use isn’t a choice for many, but the consequence of a system that renders them reliant on cars to function. This leaves millions in effective poverty because they have no choice but to own a car.' - @wedmonds98.bsky.social theloop.ecpr.eu/the-social-c...
The social cost of the UK’s approach to transport policy
The UK’s car- and London-centric transport policy undermines accessibility. It is pushing millions into effective poverty and entrenching transport emissions through forced car ownership. Will Edmonds...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
'At the individual level, car use isn’t a choice for many, but the consequence of a system that renders them reliant on cars to function. This leaves millions in effective poverty because they have no choice but to own a car.' - @wedmonds98.bsky.social theloop.ecpr.eu/the-social-c...
A pleasure to write for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social once more!
🚗 The UK’s car-centric transport policy undermines accessibility, pushing millions into effective poverty through forced car ownership.
🚌 @wedmonds98.bsky.social argues that prioritising #PublicTransport, and equalising accessibility, would break Britain's reliance on the car.
⤵️ bit.ly/49GkFDg
🚌 @wedmonds98.bsky.social argues that prioritising #PublicTransport, and equalising accessibility, would break Britain's reliance on the car.
⤵️ bit.ly/49GkFDg
The social cost of the UK’s approach to transport policy
The UK’s car- and London-centric transport policy undermines accessibility. It is pushing millions into effective poverty and entrenching transport emissions through forced car ownership. Will Edmonds...
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A pleasure to write for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social once more!
12. Stuck, in Traffic: The Social Cost of Britain’s transport policy
This piece is inspired by the first year of my PhD, in which I consider the UK's transport sector through a lens of social justice. I hope you enjoy!
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This piece is inspired by the first year of my PhD, in which I consider the UK's transport sector through a lens of social justice. I hope you enjoy!
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
12. Stuck, in Traffic: The Social Cost of Britain’s transport policy
This piece is inspired by the first year of my PhD, in which I consider the UK's transport sector through a lens of social justice. I hope you enjoy!
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
This piece is inspired by the first year of my PhD, in which I consider the UK's transport sector through a lens of social justice. I hope you enjoy!
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
I've written for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social on the risks of our means tested approach to social housing. Unfortunately, it's timely after those terrible fires in Hong Kong...
Excited to work with The Loop on more posts like this in the future!
Excited to work with The Loop on more posts like this in the future!
📊 @wedmonds98.bsky.social argues that the UK’s means-tested approach to #SocialHousing is permitted by a culture that criminalises poverty.
🏠 A look through the history of UK social housing shows that the government should adopt a humane, universalist approach.
👉 bit.ly/3XmxRX2
🏠 A look through the history of UK social housing shows that the government should adopt a humane, universalist approach.
👉 bit.ly/3XmxRX2
The failure of social housing in the UK and the abandonment of the the poor
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 histor...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I've written for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social on the risks of our means tested approach to social housing. Unfortunately, it's timely after those terrible fires in Hong Kong...
Excited to work with The Loop on more posts like this in the future!
Excited to work with The Loop on more posts like this in the future!
11. Poor housing for poor people: What the economics of targeted government provision misses
I look back at the history of social housing in the UK, and what Labour could learn from for today's housing policy.
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I look back at the history of social housing in the UK, and what Labour could learn from for today's housing policy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
11. Poor housing for poor people: What the economics of targeted government provision misses
I look back at the history of social housing in the UK, and what Labour could learn from for today's housing policy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
I look back at the history of social housing in the UK, and what Labour could learn from for today's housing policy.
Read the full article at wedmonds98.substack.com
10. Chasing the landlord's tail: How to solve the UK's broken rental market
If you've ever been screwed over as a tenant, give this a read, at wedmonds98.substack.com
If you've ever been screwed over as a tenant, give this a read, at wedmonds98.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
10. Chasing the landlord's tail: How to solve the UK's broken rental market
If you've ever been screwed over as a tenant, give this a read, at wedmonds98.substack.com
If you've ever been screwed over as a tenant, give this a read, at wedmonds98.substack.com
9. Ticked Off: How compulsory voting and spoiling ballots could save our democracy
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September 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
9. Ticked Off: How compulsory voting and spoiling ballots could save our democracy
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8. The sleeping lion: After a year of Labour, should we feel proud to be British?
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July 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
8. The sleeping lion: After a year of Labour, should we feel proud to be British?
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7. The Straight and Narrow: What the Independent Sentencing Review of prisons missed
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July 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
7. The Straight and Narrow: What the Independent Sentencing Review of prisons missed
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6. Orange-tinted glasses: How should the UK government handle Donald Trump?
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June 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
6. Orange-tinted glasses: How should the UK government handle Donald Trump?
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April 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Israel-Palestine: The assault on Gaza and the siege on the West Bank
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March 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Israel-Palestine: The assault on Gaza and the siege on the West Bank
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I write a monthly blog to think about all matters UK policy. A common thread of these articles is consideration of what the UK government could do to promote a fairer, more equal society.
Please check it out!
Please check it out!
The Will of the People | Substack
PhD Public Policy candidate. I comment on UK government policy, and how we can create a more equal society. Click to read The Will of the People, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.
wedmonds98.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I write a monthly blog to think about all matters UK policy. A common thread of these articles is consideration of what the UK government could do to promote a fairer, more equal society.
Please check it out!
Please check it out!