Jack Airey

Research Fellow, Place and Prosperity


Jack helps to lead Policy Exchange’s work on place and prosperity. His main policy interests lie in industrial strategy, housing, and the bits in between. Before joining Policy Exchange, Jack was Head of Research at the think tank Localis where he wrote extensively on the role of place in politics and policy, while managing and supporting the development of their research output.

Jack Airey

Related Posts & Publications

Building for the Baby Boomers

Building for the Baby Boomers

by | Dec 3, 2018

Related Content Making a housing market for an ageing population A significant increase in the number of homes purpose-built for older people is needed to support the country’s ageing population to live healthily and happily for longer. In Building for the Baby...
Announcing Building Beautiful Month

Announcing Building Beautiful Month

by | Oct 25, 2018

We’re delighted to announce that this November will be “Building Beautiful Month” at Policy Exchange, the next stage of our efforts to address the housing crisis, the major domestic policy issue of the day. It is part of a new focus on Place – one of our four Ps,...
Local bank holidays can help restore a national consensus

Local bank holidays can help restore a national consensus

by | Aug 17, 2018

How did you celebrate Yorkshire Day? On the first day of August, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) did so by announcing that the county is the top exporter of manufacturing goods outside London. The MHCLG’s press release lauded...