In a major policy announcement on 6 August 2026, the Conservative Party under leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to make foreign nationals ineligible for social housing if the party returns to government. The move aims to free up homes for British citizens amid long waiting lists and ongoing debates over immigration and housing shortages. Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately outlined the plans, stating that “Making Britain your home should be earned by working, payi

In the summer of 2010 under the Conservatives , Britain’s political and energy establishment gathered in Cornwall to celebrate a world-leading project. Off the coast of Hayle, engineers lowered a yellow underwater “socket” onto the seabed. Wave Hub, they promised, would unlock the power of the Atlantic, create thousands of jobs, and put the UK at the forefront of marine renewable energy. Fifteen years later, that same asset has completed a journey that reads like a case study