Ross Mudie
@rmudie96.bsky.social
Head of Research Analysis, @iconeighbours.bsky.social. Formerly Senior Research Analyst at the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), research @ United Nations University-MERIT, policy @ local government.
This government may be set to oversee a huge rise in homelessness and it is beyond me why that would be allowed to happen
Homelessness policy for years now has been overly focussed on demand management, and there is a huge lack of will to go big on policies we know work e.g. Housing First
Very sad
Homelessness policy for years now has been overly focussed on demand management, and there is a huge lack of will to go big on policies we know work e.g. Housing First
Very sad
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This government may be set to oversee a huge rise in homelessness and it is beyond me why that would be allowed to happen
Homelessness policy for years now has been overly focussed on demand management, and there is a huge lack of will to go big on policies we know work e.g. Housing First
Very sad
Homelessness policy for years now has been overly focussed on demand management, and there is a huge lack of will to go big on policies we know work e.g. Housing First
Very sad
Very pleased for the Guardian to have picked up on all of this in their editorial on the IMD yesterday:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on deprived neighbourhoods: incomes as well as places need a boost | Editorial
Editorial: Labour must not ignore the warnings contained in the updated index of multiple deprivation
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Very pleased for the Guardian to have picked up on all of this in their editorial on the IMD yesterday:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is why the £5bn Pride in Place programme is without doubt one of the most important of the Starmer government.
Building social infrastructrure in these neighbourhoods is the crucial step one towards long-term renewal. Our analysis of Big Local proved it - quick, genuine progress that saves £!
Building social infrastructrure in these neighbourhoods is the crucial step one towards long-term renewal. Our analysis of Big Local proved it - quick, genuine progress that saves £!
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This is why the £5bn Pride in Place programme is without doubt one of the most important of the Starmer government.
Building social infrastructrure in these neighbourhoods is the crucial step one towards long-term renewal. Our analysis of Big Local proved it - quick, genuine progress that saves £!
Building social infrastructrure in these neighbourhoods is the crucial step one towards long-term renewal. Our analysis of Big Local proved it - quick, genuine progress that saves £!
The IMD 2025 also suggests there's been a deepening of deprivation in coastal areas since 2019.
The story of our recent history - since the 2000s many coastal areas in the South East struggled to make progress, while real steps forward were taken across the wider region
The story of our recent history - since the 2000s many coastal areas in the South East struggled to make progress, while real steps forward were taken across the wider region
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The IMD 2025 also suggests there's been a deepening of deprivation in coastal areas since 2019.
The story of our recent history - since the 2000s many coastal areas in the South East struggled to make progress, while real steps forward were taken across the wider region
The story of our recent history - since the 2000s many coastal areas in the South East struggled to make progress, while real steps forward were taken across the wider region
It is also true that in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods high crime is ridiculously stricky, and since the early 2010s the crime gap has actually increased...
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It is also true that in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods high crime is ridiculously stricky, and since the early 2010s the crime gap has actually increased...