With the fuss surrounding the timing of Scottish Independence Referendum, it makes me wonder whether the party has missed the mood of the public once again. Either that or our leaders were very short sighted in the first place.
When devolution was proposed, one obvious question was not answered. What to do with
As a proud Englishman I feel outraged that Welsh and Scottish MPs can enforce laws on the people of
I believe that an English Parliament is the only way ahead, allowing English people to vote for parliamentarians to make decisions that directly affect them; on health, on education and on economic development.
We should have taken a bold stance in 1997, setting up a parliament in each of the countries to allow local representatives to make decisions on local issues. Then one Federal Government to make decisions that affect the
Voters know exactly what they want. They often vote for one party to represent them locally, yet another nationally.
Without empowerment for the people
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I think you have hit the nail on the head there. More and more of the political class are belatedly waking up to the fact that the English have had enough of being ignored and used as a 'cash cow'.
As a Scottish Nationalist I'm glad to see reasonable English folk begin to realise that the UK does not equal England. England needs a Parliament but remember that would also involve living on a block grant like the other devolved Parliaments. Good Luck & Saor Alba!
Great article, I think that regardless of the outcome the most important thing is a free and fair vote free from undue influences. Personally for me one of the most interesting arguments is who should be allowed to vote, I wrote a post here on it - An English Vote on Scottish Independence?
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