For decades, the South West has been treated as a rural backwater by the London-based political class. It matters not whether the rule was under Conservative, Labour, or Liberal administrations, Westminster’s regard for Devon and Cornwall has amounted to little more than token grants, empty rhetoric, and the occasional ministerial photo-op on windswept moorland. Meanwhile, our communities face a stark reality: collapsing infrastructure, dependent and stagnant economies, unaffordable housing, homelessness, and a younger generation forced to flee their ancestral homeland in search of work.
The South West’s plight is emblematic of a deeper sickness at the heart of Britain. For all their talk of “levelling up,” the parties of the regime have presided over a lopsided, parasitic economy, one which drains the life-force of Britain’s regions to fuel the decadent sprawl of London. The Homeland Party rejects this metropolitan empire. We stand for a rooted Britain – where the wealth, culture, and strength of our local communities are not sucked dry, but renewed and are grown organically.
The betrayal is more than apparent in Devon, where the erosion of sovereignty, culture, and economic integrity is being felt by ordinary people every day. In this article, we examine the nature of the crisis in Devon, expose the parties responsible, and outline the direction Britain must take if it is to survive as a nation.
I. The Housing Crisis: A War on the Native Youth
It is no exaggeration to call Devon’s housing crisis a form of demographic warfare. In village after village, and town after town, the pattern is clear: local families priced out, council homes sold off, entire neighbourhoods turned into Airbnbs and second homes. The data is damning — Devon has over 13,000 empty second homes, while nearly 20,000 households sit on waiting lists for social housing.
The Conservatives, who have dominated local councils for decades, speak endlessly of “affordable homes.” But “affordable” means nothing when developers are allowed to build soulless, executive-style boxes aimed at Londoners, not locals. These developments are often fast-tracked, with little regard for local consultation, because planning law favours developers and treats land as a speculative asset rather than a communal ground for communal development, consent, and organic growth.
The result is a quiet cleansing. Young Devonians are either priced out or forced into precarious renting with no chance of a mortgage. The culture, dialects, and bonds of trust that once defined small communities are vanishing. What replaces them is the rootless, transactional world of the global city — imposed on our rural soil.
The Homeland Party proposes a radical reorientation: housing policy must serve the nation, not the market. We call for a moratorium on second homes in areas with housing shortages, heavy taxes on empty properties, and the restoration of social housing provision under local control. Housing should not be a commodity. It is the foundation of family, community, and national continuity.
II. Economic Dependency and the Collapse of Sovereignty
Devon’s economy has been gutted by decades of liberal economic policy. Once-thriving industries – fishing, farming, shipbuilding – have been hollowed out by outrageous taxes, globalist trade deals, and the cowardice of Britain’s negotiators. The so-called “Blue Belt” of South Western constituencies were promised a post-Brexit revival of fishing rights. What came instead was betrayal.
The government folded to French demands. Quotas remained skewed in favour of foreign vessels. Enforcement of illegal incursions remains non-existent. Fishermen in Brixham and Plymouth are now subject to greater bureaucracy than ever – only this time without EU subsidies to offset the blow.
Agriculture, too, is in terminal decline. Family farms are being forced to sell up to agribusiness conglomerates or foreign investors, while environmental restrictions – often dictated by unelected quangos or global agreements – make it harder than ever to make a living off the land.
Meanwhile, Westminster’s solution is to turn Devon into a tourist colony. The “rural economy” is increasingly synonymous with seasonal, insecure, minimum-wage jobs in hospitality. This is not prosperity. It is submission.
The Homeland Party believes in economic sovereignty, not servitude. We demand a British-first food policy, withdrawal from international treaties that undermine rural livelihoods, and the restoration of national control over territorial waters. Devon’s people must once again be allowed to live by the land and sea, not merely serve its visitors.
III. The Demographic Question: Who Will Inherit the South West?
Underlying all these crises is the demographic issue – a topic the old parties refuse to touch. The South West, long regarded as “less diverse” than urban centres, is now experiencing significant demographic shifts. According to ONS data, internal migration from cities has surged since 2020, especially post-lockdown. Middle-class professionals, bolstered by remote work and capital reserves, are flooding into the South West. Local wages cannot compete. The culture cannot withstand unlimited transplantation.
This process is not organic. It is engineered – by financial incentives, by government policy, by the values taught in our schools and broadcast from our media. The people of Devon, like all regional Britons, are being told to either modernise or vanish.
But we will not vanish. Our roots are deep. Our sense of place is not negotiable.
The Homeland Party affirms the right of Britain’s historic peoples – English, Cornish, Scots, Welsh – to preserve and inherit their homelands. This includes the right to resist both mass immigration and mass internal displacement. We advocate for population controls, repatriation where appropriate, and planning law that prioritises local settlement and demographic integrity.
IV. Culture and the Spiritual Void
All politics is downstream of culture – all culture is ultimately a question of spirit.
In Devon, the spiritual crisis of modern Britain is laid bare. Churches are empty, historic sites are neglected, and generations of children are raised without any real connection to the land beneath their feet. Meanwhile, the state pours billions into the cult of “diversity” and “inclusion,” while cutting rural bus services, post offices, and libraries.
This is not mere neglect. It is a deliberate effort to erase the past and break the future. A people without memory, without myth, and without place is a people easily ruled.
The Homeland Party envisions a cultural revival — not a nostalgic retreat, but a forward-looking regeneration rooted in the sacred, the heroic, and the real. We call for a national curriculum based on Britain’s true history, a revival of local festivals and traditions, and direct support for regional art, music, and religious heritage.
Devon was once a land of saints, soldiers, and poets. It can be again.
V. The Road Ahead: A New Voice for the West
We are not alone in our discontent. Across Devon – in Tiverton, Totnes, Plymouth, and Exeter – the people are waking up. The old parties are dying. Reform is a paper tiger. Labour offers platitudes. The Conservatives offer decay. The Liberals offer nothing.
The Homeland Party offers the truth: that only through national renewal — spiritual, demographic, political — can Britain survive. Devon’s future is not in the hands of London bankers or civil servants. It lies in the hands of its own people. Our message is clear: Reclaim your land. Reclaim your heritage. Reclaim your destiny.
Join the Homeland Party. Stand for Britain. Stand for Devon.
