Writer and editor, mostly about housing and social policy. Blogger at Inside Housing. Ageing footballer| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Eight weeks after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng shrank the economy with their growth plan, chancellor Jeremy Hunt completed his reversal of almost …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. The prospects for housing investment look bleak whoever wins the election – and that is looking on the bright side – but there was an interesting …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. The good news in Jeremy Hunt’s speech is that the government has finally listened to all the arguments about soaring rents, evictions and homeless…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. The good news is that the King’s Speech does promise a Leasehold and Freehold Bill. The less good is that this is not yet the end, and maybe not t…| Jules Birch
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets out his new approach to Net Zero.| GOV.UK