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The Reform party conference: what a Farage government would mean for housing, investment and ‘net-stupid-zero’
Despite being largely overshadowed by the resignation of Angela Rayner, the two-day event in Birmingham showed a party which is evolving from a protest group into an organisation that is seriously preparing for government. Tom Lowe looks at what a country led by Nigel Farage would mean for construction
I am waiting for a panel discussion called “Drill Baby Drill: Abandoning Net Zero and Restoring Energy Abundance” to start when an email pops up from Reform HQ. “10 MINUTE WARNING,” says the subject line, before explaining that the leader’s address has been brought forward by three hours in a last-minute schedule change and is now not taking place at 4pm, as listed in the brochure, but at 1pm.
Cue a mad dash to the main auditorium, past crowds of attendees walking in the opposite direction who are apparently unaware – as are staff – that the conference’s main event is about to take place.
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