In this article “English Move Away From Being British” Professor John Curtice has apparently made the following comment: “Adherence to a common sense of ‘Britishness’ is often thought to be a vital part of the emotional glue that helps keep the Union together. That glue has long since lost much of its strength in Scotland. [...]
The article below appears on the online version of Prospect Magazine and follows on from last weeks YouGov survey (full results here) and our previous article on the subject. Also worth reading is this article from the Scotsman: English move away from being British which is based on the same YouGov results. Prospect Magazine: England expects [...]
This in depth article is by David Rickard and a was originally posted on A National Conversation for England. Comments off site please. And don’t miss the summarising follow up The nightmare scenario: United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland There’s been something of a storm in a teacup brewing over the question of the legality [...]
According to this article on Political Betting, Prospect Magazine has published an article that contains results from a YouGov survey that will be of interest to our readers. “…Our survey asked people whether they considered themselves mainly as English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, British or European. A mere 2 per cent said they were “European.” Most, [...]
Frank Field has submitted the following EDM this morning: This House should establish a select committee to report on the case for and against establishing an English Parliament. Short, sweet and very difficult for anyone to object to – however, not objecting to an EDM is not the same as signing up to one. We [...]
Last night’s Today in Parliament had an interesting section on the forthcoming vote on Scottish independence with comments from the SNP and British establishment figures such as Sir Menzies Campbell and Lord Forsyth. We think our members and supporters will find it interesting. Menzies Campbell frets about the implications of Scottish independence and Devo Max: [...]
Press release for the 8th November 2011 For immediate release A response to this article in The Courier. Jim Mcgovern, Labour MP for Dundee has discussed the Scottish Nationalists “hatred” of England. He is reported to have stated ”I’ve got serious concerns about the Scottish Executive saying that we will not charge Scottish students to [...]
The following article appeared in The Courier this morning. We think our members, supporters and friends will find it interesting. Let’s keep those comments as friendly as possible! Our emphasis. The CEP’s Chairman, Eddie Bone has issued a press release as a response. Labour’s Jim McGovern made the claim during a public meeting at Abertay [...]
This article was originally posted on OpenDemocracy’s Our Kingdom website – cross posted here with permission and our thanks. Please leave comments on the the Our Kingdom website. Michael Gardiner, 1 November 2011 The British media are now defensively acknowledging a post-imperial constitutional threat they have been silencing for decades. The Guardian has recently run [...]
One of the most promising meetings from last month. The following account: CEP Chairman Eddie Bone met with Nic Dakin (MP for Scunthorpe) on Tuesday the 11th October to discuss the regionalist’s views on the future of the UK, and to communicate the goals of the campaign. Mr Dakin could not be swayed from his [...]
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