Resettlement Program

 Planning Period 

The Resettlement program was a policy that encouraged families to settle in the countryside areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland, most were of English decent. As under the last PPV government had failed to rebuild enough houses after the civil war for the rapidly growing population which reached 80 million by 2050. the government purchased 120,000 hectares of land and planned to build 1,200,000 homes within 5 years, however much of the funding came from private contractors but the government promised subsidies of £45 billion if the target was reached. The government announced they would renew the contract in 5 years time if the target was reached for another 1 million homes. This caused a flurry of competition of overseas and British construction firms trying to obtain the government building contracts, for the final £45 billion reward.

200,000 houses were built in England, 100,000 in Wales, 400,000 in Wales and  500,000 in Northern Ireland. By 2055 the target had been exceeded by over 50,000.

 NI after 2055 Election 

However despite the resettlement program being a success in England, Wales and Scotland. In Northern Ireland there was much resistance, as most of the houses were planned for the province. There was much concern as the population of the province was 2.5 million adding an extra 1 million people would put enormous pressure on public services, infrastructure and would radically change communities. The later was the most concerning as Demographic change would impact the 2055 election when Sinn Fein lost 3 of their 7 seats, republicans saw this as the 2nd Ulster plantation to alter the direction the country was taking towards a united Ireland.

The government insisted that the resettlement program was to cope with the huge housing crisis and the policy was open to every British citizen, including residents of Northern Ireland. With the target being reached another 1 million homes were planned to be built before 2060, 500,000 in England, 200,000 in Scotland, 200,000 in Wales and 100,000 in Northern Ireland. Despite reducing the number meant for the province the IRA and radical republicans renewed their terror campaign officially in 2055, just before the election.