Georgia Scheerhout

After graduating from UCL and Cambridge, Georgia currently works in social housing research. She spends her time talking to tenants about their lived experiences and producing case studies for councils. She also works as an outreach tutor for secondary school students from disadvantaged backgrounds and has completed a Master's thesis exploring class and nationalism in the 16th century.

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Business

Why is NHS hospital food so bad?

by Georgia Scheerhout

2 August 2026

The problems with procurement and how they affect our public services, such as hospital food and PPE for the NHS

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Business

Investor profits or affordability – what is more important in student housing?

by Georgia Scheerhout

17 June 2026

The University of Manchester’s new student accommodation plans provide profit for private investors over affordability for students

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Greater Manchester

The boom in affordable housing schemes in Manchester

by Georgia Scheerhout

4 April 2026

We need affordable housing, but shared ownership may not always help people get up the ladder

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Business

The UK’s reluctance for rent control

by Georgia Scheerhout

4 March 2026

Does the Renters Rights’ Act, passed in 2025, really introduce rent control?

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