England Better Together than Regions Apart

England watched how all the main political parties stuck together in mass to support the independence no vote in the Scottish referendum. They virtually got on their hands and knees as they begged, pleaded, and yes even cried to woo the Scottish electorate. Unbelievably, they allowed Gordon Brown the self appointed ex Prime Minister and a Scotsman; the man mainly responsible for the “Scottish claim of Right “

ttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxGuNrc2vg&NR=1   that led us to this situation, offer the Scots terms of agreement for a no vote that has sent shock waves through the UK constitution.

How differently these parties reacted when the Scots accepted this agreement, no mass support from them for England to receive anything like this devolution settlement. One party though the Conservative thought a consideration was necessary after they thought the offer had highlighted how England was being treated unfairly. It is surprising that any political party noticed this when you consider that England has been treated unfairly by all the main stream political parties since New Labour’s devolution program of 1998, and have all been constructive in denying the political and constitutional existence of England and an English identity, the implications of which have led to the English question.

The English don’t believe these political parties through self interest have any intension of tending to England’s grievances with anything like the vigor they fought for Scotland’s. Already the conservative party has selected Graham Allen an MP known not to support an English Parliament to chair their House of Commons Political and Constitutional Committee looking into the situation. Until British MP’s accept that there are four indigenous Nations on these islands not three, that each one needs to be treated equally and fairly there can be no sustainable union.

Any talk of regional government in any form by any political party or politicians without first giving England and the English nation national recognition should be fought against if England is to survive.

In the latest slight on our English identity England’s rugby team has to suppress a patriotic film rallying support for the side due to fears of political ramifications. Stuart Lancaster the side’s head coach said that at a private viewing some of the audience who watched the film was in tears.