The Which? Publication of February 2011 informs us that just over half of those caught speeding thought that money generated by speed cameras was ploughed back into local safety initiatives. But in England, the reality is that all the money goes into the British Treasury’s consolidated fund. The hidden message is that all the money [...]
Frank Field, Labour MP for Birkenhead once again proves he’s one of the only UK MPs willing to raise concerns about how England is governed. The first part of the speech is about the EU referendum debate. His point about England is made about 4:15 minutes in. Mr Field says: We’re getting the issue wrong [...]
David Trimble, a staunch unionist and Conservative Party member was forced to acknowledge yesterday that the Barnett Formula was in need of revision and improvement. The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party had been speaking at the Taxpayers Alliance meeting in Westminster on the 11th October 2011, and at the close was cornered by [...]
Speaking at the Taxpayers Alliance meeting in Westminster on the 11th October 2011, John Redwood, former Secretary of State for Wales, revealed that David Cameron had ruled out the possibility for an early referendum on Scottish independence. In reference to the Campaign for an English Parliament Mr Redwood snorted “I have said all I need [...]
Last night’s BBC Radio 4′s Today in Parliament had a report about the planning law reforms. Have a listen. UK govt planning law for Britain or England? by TheCEP The whole programme is available for 6 days on Iplayer. The section starts with (the Scottish) presenter Susan Hulme saying: “Now an overhaul of Britain’s planning [...]
From yesterday’s Independent article Westminster has no answer to the Alex Salmond effect. See what can be done when a country has a parliament that works in the interests of its own people – the additional per person, per year funding of the Barnett formula must help though eh? Scotland vs England: subsidies and benefits [...]
Last weeks BBC Radio 4 – File on 4. A discussion of the UK government’s long term attitudes to English education. The Red Bits Are British Archive on 4 (see below for description) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hg8dq If you listen to nothing else listen to the clip below of Michael Gove the Secretary of State for (English) Education. [...]
On Tuesday 11th October Chairman of the CEP Eddie Bone, accompanied by myself met with Andrew Rosindell (Member of Parliament for the Romford constituency) at Portcullis House in Westminster and found the MP for Romford to be a proud Englishman and a believer in a fair and balanced UK. Mr Rosindell had been delayed in [...]
The Daily Mail remembers England today and points out how much more is spent by the BBC on Welsh and Scottish radio than on English local radio. Extracts: The BBC are spending an astonishing ten times the amount on a Welsh-speaking radio station than they do on a local English-speaking station despite having roughly the [...]
The English Rugby Team have been defeated by the old enemy France after a lack lustre overall performance in New Zealand, and Wales march on in the competition following a veritable thrashing of Ireland in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals. Mixed emotions in the UK as a whole then surely, as the Welsh, English, [...]
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